Where does “ureteral” come from?
Ureteral comes from English ureter, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω and οὖρον meaning urine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- and h₂wers-.
ureteral (English): Of a ureter
Definitions
- Of a ureter
Ancestry of “ureteral”, step by step
ureteral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English AL
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | AL | Initialism of assembly language; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Dutch | al | all, all of; already; yet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | al | all, all of; completely; even though, no matter... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | āl | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | all | all |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | allaz | all |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
via English ureter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ureter | Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | οὐρητήρ | = οὐρήθρα; οὐρητῆρες the ducts which convey the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | οὐρέω | I make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -έω | Used to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |