Etymology

pseudourea

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Today it means: isourea Full definition →

English urea ← French urée ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  6. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  7. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  8. Frenchurée
  9. Englishurea
  10. English todaypseudourea

From pseudo- + urea.

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