Etymology

urea

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Today it means: A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH₂)₂, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine. Full definition →

French urée ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  2. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  3. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  4. Frenchurée
  5. English todayurea

From New Latin, from French urée, from Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekοὖρον all →

uremiaglucuronicuro-uronic

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.