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Where does “uropathogen” come from?

uropathogen (English) comes from English pathogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda- — on, onto.

uropathogen (English): Any pathogen of the urinary tract

Definitions

  1. Any pathogen of the urinary tract

Ancestry of “uropathogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpathogenAny organism or substance, especially a...
2EnglishGenA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression...
3EnglishagainAnother time; once more; Over and above a factor...
4Middle Englishagaynagain
5Old Englishonġēan—
6Old Englishon-forming verbs and adjectives from participles and...
7Old Englishand-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
8Proto-West Germanicanda-against, opposing; in return, back; facing,...
9Proto-Germanicanda-against, opposing; un-, de-
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntiopposite; near; in front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
13Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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