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Where does “urine” come from?

urine (French) comes from Middle French urine, from Old French orine, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

urine (French): urine; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. urine; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “urine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchurineurine
2Old Frenchorineurine; breeding; heritage
3Latinorīgō—
4Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “urine”

  • génito-urinaire
  • urinoir
  • uriner
  • urinaire
  • urinoir
  • urinoar
  • urină
  • urina
  • urenieëre
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