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Where does “οὐρέω” come from?

οὐρέω (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

οὐρέω (Ancient Greek): I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...

Definitions

  1. I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...

Ancestry of “οὐρέω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
2Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
3Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “οὐρέω”

  • urethra
  • urethral
  • ureter
  • ureteral
  • ureteric
  • transurethral
  • vesicoureteral
  • periurethral
  • bulbourethral
  • vesicoureteric
  • megaureter
  • neourethra
  • intraurethral
  • vesicourethral
  • nephroureterectomy
  • hydroureter
  • rectourethral
  • paraurethral
  • ureteroscopy
  • suburethral
  • ureterectomy
  • periureteral
  • ureteroscope
  • ureterotomy
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