Where does “midurethral” come from?

midurethral (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midurethral (English): Relating to the middle of the urethra

Definitions

  1. Relating to the middle of the urethra

Ancestry of “midurethral”, step by step

midurethral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English urethral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurethralPertaining to the urethra
2EnglishurethraThe tube through which urine exits the body and,...
3Ancient Greekοὐρήθραurethra; sewage tank
4Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-