Where does “urethral” come from?

Urethral comes from English urethra, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek οὖρον meaning urine, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers-.

urethral (English): Pertaining to the urethra

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the urethra

Ancestry of “urethral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurethraThe tube through which urine exits the body and,...
2Ancient Greekοὐρήθραurethra; sewage tank
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

Words derived from “urethral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yeti