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Where does “anuresis” come from?

anuresis (English) comes from English an-, from Latin ad-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

anuresis (English): The inability to urinate; the retention of urine...

Definitions

  1. The inability to urinate; the retention of urine...

Ancestry of “anuresis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishan-Alternative form of on-; not; used to make words...
2Latinad-to; usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it...
3Latinīn-—
4Latinîn—
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “anuresis”

  • anuretic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →