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Where does “urocanic” come from?

urocanic (English) comes from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

urocanic (English): Of or pertaining to urocanic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to urocanic acid or its...

Ancestry of “urocanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūrīna—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanuh₁r-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk

Words derived from “urocanic”

  • urocanase
  • urocanate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →