Where does “nokturia” come from?

nokturia (Finnish) comes from English nocturia, from English -uria, from Latin -ūria, from Ancient Greek -ουρία, from Ancient Greek οὖρον, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers- — to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle.

nokturia (Finnish): nocturia frequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate

Definitions

  1. nocturia frequent need to arise during the night in order to urinate

Ancestry of “nokturia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnocturiaA frequent need to arise during the night in...
2English-uriaRelating to urine
3Latin-ūria
4Ancient Greek-ουρία
5Ancient Greekοὖρονurine; range, space; accusative singular of οὖρος
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wers-to rain, drip; to rain, sprinkle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wers-