Etymology

urogenital

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Today it means: Of, or relating to the urinary and the genital systems. Full definition →

English genital ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  2. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  3. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  4. Englishuro-
  5. Englishgenital
  6. English todayurogenital

From uro- + genital.

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