Where does “urogenital” come from?
Urogenital comes from English urology and genital, with genital from Latin genitalis meaning "of generation or birth," derived from Latin genitus, the past participle of gignere "to beget," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- "to produce or give birth."
urogenital (English): of, or relating to the urinary and/or the genital...
Definitions
- of, or relating to the urinary and/or the genital...
Ancestry of “urogenital”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | genital | Of, or relating to biological reproduction; Of,... |
| 2 | Middle English | genital | — |
| 3 | Latin | genitālis | of or relating to generation or birth |
| 4 | Latin | genitus | begotten; engendered; produced |
| 5 | Latin | gignere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 6 | Latin | genere | ablative singular of genus; to beget, produce |
| 7 | Latin | genus | birth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genos | lineage, origin |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |