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Where does “uréter” come from?

uréter (Spanish) comes from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

uréter (Spanish): ureter

Definitions

  1. ureter

Ancestry of “uréter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekοὐρητήρ= οὐρήθρα; οὐρητῆρες the ducts which convey the...
2Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
3Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
4Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
5Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “uréter”

  • ureteral
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