Where does “urinate” come from?

urinate (Latin) comes from Latin urinatus, from Latin urinor, from Latin ūrīna, from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r-, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- — water, liquid, milk.

urinate (Latin): vocative masculine singular of ūrīnātus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of ūrīnātus

Ancestry of “urinate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinurinatusdived; plunged
2LatinurinorI plunge under water, dive
3Latinūrīnaurine
4Proto-Indo-Europeanuh₁r-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁r-water, liquid, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European uh₁r- →Every word from Latin ūrīna →