Where does “genito-urinar” come from?

genito-urinar (Romanian) comes from French génito-urinaire, from French urinaire, from French urine, from Middle French urine, from Old French orine, from Latin orīgō, from Latin -igo, from Proto-Italic agō — to drive.

genito-urinar (Romanian): genitourinary

Definitions

  1. genitourinary

Ancestry of “genito-urinar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgénito-urinairegenitourinary
2Frenchurinaireurinary
3Frenchurineurine; first-person singular present indicative...
4Middle Frenchurineurine
5Old Frenchorineurine; breeding; heritage
6Latinorīgōcommencement act, event or process of coming into existence: beginning, origination
7Latin-igoEnlargement of -ō; Suffixed to nouns and to...
8Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō