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Where does “beeturia” come from?

beeturia (English) comes from English beet, from Middle English bete, from Old English bete, from Latin bēta, from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

beeturia (English): The passing of red or pink urine after eating...

Definitions

  1. The passing of red or pink urine after eating...

Ancestry of “beeturia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbeet"Beta vulgaris", a plant with a swollen root...
2Middle Englishbete—
3Old Englishbete—
4Latinbēta—
5Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
6Latin-īnus—
7Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
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