Today we have a user submitted question from Conley Ligon! Thanks Conley!

 

Conley wants to know why is the deck of a ship often referred to as a "poop deck"?

 

While it is quite a funny term to Americans, it is simply formed from the french word for stern (back end of the boat).

Stern translates to la poupeor (in Latin puppis)

 

Thanks for reading!