Where does “urinezuur” come from?
urinezuur (Dutch) comes from Dutch urine, from Middle Dutch urine, from Middle Dutch orine, from Old French orine, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti — to drive.
urinezuur (Dutch): uric acid; Pertaining to uric acid
Definitions
- uric acid; Pertaining to uric acid
Ancestry of “urinezuur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | urine | urine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | urine | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | orine | — |
| 4 | Old French | orine | urine; breeding; heritage |
| 5 | Latin | orīgō | — |
| 6 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |