skatos

Japanese: skatos
skatos

…Originally it meant “fecal science,” but today it has come to mean “hobby of feces” or “story of feces.” Its etymology comes from the Greek word skatos (feces). Incidentally, the substance that gives off the odor of feces is called skatole.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "skatos" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本来は〈糞便学〉を意味したが,転じて今日では〈糞尿趣味〉〈糞尿譚〉を意味する語。ギリシア語のskatos(糞便の)を語源とする。ちなみに糞便の臭気のもとである物質はスカトールscatoleという。…

※「skatos」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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