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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

  1. To urinate

Ancestry of “micturate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmicturitionurination
2Latinmicturioto urinate
3Latinmingoto urinate
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mi-n-ǵʰ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meyǵʰ-to urinate
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