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Where does “οὐρητήρ” come from?

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

οὐρητήρ (Ancient Greek): = οὐρήθρα; οὐρητῆρες the ducts which convey the...

Definitions

  1. = οὐρήθρα; οὐρητῆρες the ducts which convey the...

Ancestry of “οὐρητήρ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
2Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
3Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
4Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “οὐρητήρ”

  • ureter
  • ureteral
  • ureteric
  • vesicoureteral
  • vesicoureteric
  • megaureter
  • nephroureterectomy
  • hydroureter
  • ureteroscopy
  • ureterectomy
  • periureteral
  • ureteroscope
  • ureterotomy
  • ureteroscopic
  • ureteritis
  • periureteric
  • megaloureter
  • ureteral
  • uréter
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