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Where does “vesicoureteral” come from?

vesicoureteral (English) comes from English ureteral, from English AL, from Dutch al, from Middle Dutch al, from Old Dutch āl, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

vesicoureteral (English): Relating to the bladder and ureters

Definitions

  1. Relating to the bladder and ureters

Ancestry of “vesicoureteral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishureteralOf a ureter
2EnglishALInitialism of assembly language; Initialism of...
3Dutchalall, all of; already; yet
4Middle Dutchalall, all of; completely; even though, no matter...
5Old Dutchāl—
6Proto-West Germanicallall
7Proto-Germanicallazall
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →