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Where does “urethroplasty” come from?

urethroplasty (English) comes from English urethro-, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

urethroplasty (English): Surgery involving the repair of the urethra

Definitions

  1. Surgery involving the repair of the urethra

Ancestry of “urethroplasty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishurethro-urethra
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
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