Etymology

urohidrosis

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Today it means: The act of cooling oneself by urinating on the legs, as in some birds. Full definition →

English hidrosis ← 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. Englishhidrosis
  6. English todayurohidrosis

From uro- + hidrosis.

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