Where does “urinater” come from?

urinater (English) comes from English urinate, from Latin urinatus, from Latin urinor, from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

urinater (English): Alternative spelling of urinator

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of urinator

Ancestry of “urinater”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurinateTo pass urine from the body
2Latinurinatusdived; plunged
3LatinurinorI plunge under water, dive
4Latinūrīnaurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanuh₁r-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r- →Every word from Latin ūrīna →