Where does “urologic” come from?
urologic (English) comes from French urologique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos — forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to'.
urologic (English): Of or pertaining to urology
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to urology
Ancestry of “urologic”, step by step
urologic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French urologique
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | urologique | urological |
| 2 | French | -ique | Used to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ique | ic |
| 4 | Old French | -ique | -ic |
| 5 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-ikos | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or pertaining to' |
via English urology
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | urology | The surgical specialty of medicine that treats... |
| 2 | English | -logy | A branch of learning; a study of a particular... |
| 3 | French | -logie | -logy |
| 4 | Latin | -logia | -logy; the study of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -λογῐ́ᾱ | Base for nouns denoting the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline |