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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

  1. Of a ureter

Ancestry of “ureteral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
2Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
3Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
4Old Dutchāl—
5Proto-West Germanicallall
6Proto-Germanicallazall
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “ureteral”

  • vesicoureteral
  • periureteral
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →