Where does “alkaptonuria” come from?

alkaptonuria (English) comes from English -uria, from Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία, from Ancient Greek οὖρον, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- — to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle.

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Ancestry of “alkaptonuria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-uriaRelating to urine
2Latin-ūria—
3Ancient Greek-ουρία—
4Ancient Greekοὖρονurine; range, space; accusative singular of οὖρος
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wers-to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- →