Where does “urinifero” come from?
urinifero (Italian) comes from Italian urina, from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.
urinifero (Italian): uriniferous
Ancestry of “urinifero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | urina | urine; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | ūrīna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | uh₁r- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁r- | water, liquid, milk |