Where does “urinalysis” come from?
urinalysis (English) comes from English urine, from Old French orine, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
urinalysis (English): The comprehensive analysis of urine
Definitions
- The comprehensive analysis of urine
Ancestry of “urinalysis”, step by step
urinalysis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English urine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | urine | Liquid waste consisting of water, salts and urea,... |
| 2 | Old French | orine | urine; breeding; heritage |
| 3 | Latin | orīgō | commencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination |
| 4 | Latin | -igo | Enlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | agō | drive; push, impel; do, act |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éǵeti | to be driving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English analysis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | analysis | Decomposition into components in order to study;... |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | analysis | analysis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀνάλυσις | a loosing, releasing; a dissolving, resolution of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀναλύω | to unloose, release, set free; I unravel,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |