Where does “retromingent” come from?

retromingent (English) comes from Latin mingo, from Proto-Indo-European h₃mi-n-ǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- — to urinate.

retromingent (English): An animal that urinates backwards, such as the...

Definitions

  1. An animal that urinates backwards, such as the...

Ancestry of “retromingent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmingoto urinate
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃mi-n-ǵʰ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃meyǵʰ-to urinate

Words derived from “retromingent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃meyǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃mi-n-ǵʰ- →Every word from Latin mingo →
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