Where does “urèter” come from?

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

urèter (Catalan): ureter

Definitions

  1. ureter

Ancestry of “urèter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐρητήρ= οὐρήθρα; οὐρητῆρες the ducts which convey the...
2Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti