Where does “urineless” come from?

urineless (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.

urineless (English): Without urine

Definitions

  1. Without urine

Ancestry of “urineless”, step by step

urineless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English urine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishurineLiquid waste consisting of water, salts and urea,...
2Old Frenchorineurine; breeding; heritage
3Latinorīgōcommencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination
4Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō
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