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Where does “orine” come from?

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

orine (Old French): urine; breeding; heritage

Definitions

  1. urine; breeding; heritage

Ancestry of “orine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “orine”

  • origin
  • urine
  • urination
  • urinate
  • uriniferous
  • urinous
  • urinoma
  • urinometer
  • originless
  • urinator
  • urinelike
  • urinative
  • urinology
  • urinater
  • urinatory
  • originable
  • urinogenous
  • urinable
  • urineless
  • nonurine
  • urinemic
  • origins
  • urinemia
  • uriniparous
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