Etymology

glyceroluria

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Today it means: The presence of glycerol in the urine Full definition →

Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- ← English glycerol
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  1. Ancient Greekγλῠκερός (glŭkerós)
  2. Frenchglycérine
  3. Englishglycerine
  4. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  5. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  6. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  7. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  8. Medieval Latinalcoho
  9. Middle Englishalcofol
  10. Englishalcohol
  11. Englishglycerol
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  13. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  14. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  15. English todayglyceroluria

From glycerol + -uria.

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