Where does “uretritis” come from?

uretritis (Spanish) comes from Spanish uretra, 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.

uretritis (Spanish): urethritis

Definitions

  1. urethritis

Ancestry of “uretritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishuretraurethra
2Latinūrēthraurethra
3Ancient Greekοὐρήθραurethra; sewage tank
4Ancient GreekοὐρέωI make water, urinate; I pass with the water; I...
5Ancient Greek-έωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
6Proto-Indo-European-éyetiForms causative imperfective verbs from roots;...
7Proto-Indo-European-yetiCreates transitive imperfective verbs from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yetiEvery word from Ancient Greek -έωEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti