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Where does “ureteritis” come from?

ureteritis (English) comes from English ureter, from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

ureteritis (English): Inflammation of the ureter

Definitions

  1. Inflammation of the ureter

Ancestry of “ureteritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishureterEither of the two long, narrow ducts that carry...
2Ancient Greekοὐρητήρ= οὐρήθρα; οὐρητῆρες the ducts which convey the...
3Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
4Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
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