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Where does “-uresis” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-uresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekοὔρησιςA urination
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

Words derived from “-uresis”

  • calciuresis
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