defecation (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[defecation 词源字典]
1620s, from Late Latin defecationem (nominative deficatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin defecare (see defecate). An Old English word for "bowel movement" was arse-gang literally "arse-going."[defecation etymology, defecation origin, 英语词源]