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Where does “uretra” come from?

uretra (Spanish) comes from Latin ūrēthra, from Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα, from Ancient Greek οὐρέω, from Ancient Greek -έω, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.

uretra (Spanish): urethra

Definitions

  1. urethra

Ancestry of “uretra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinūrēthra—
2Ancient Greekοὐρήθραurethra; sewage tank
3Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
4Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
6Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots

Words derived from “uretra”

  • uretral
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