Where does “micturate” come from?
micturate (English) comes from English micturition, from Latin micturio, from Latin mingo, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mi-n-ǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.
micturate (English): To urinate
Definitions
- To urinate
Ancestry of “micturate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | micturition | urination |
| 2 | Latin | micturio | to urinate |
| 3 | Latin | mingo | to urinate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃mi-n-ǵʰ- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃meyǵʰ- | to urinate |