英语词汇urethra的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	urethra
词源	urethra n. "canal through which urine is discharged from the bladder," 1630s, from Late Latin urethra, from Greek ourethra "the passage for urine," coined by Hippocrates from ourein "to urinate," from ouron (see urine). Related: Urethral. Entries linking to urethra urine n. c. 1300, from Old French orine, urine (12c.) and directly from Latin urina "urine," from PIE ur- (source also of Greek ouron "urine"), variant of root we-r- "water, liquid, milk" (source also of Sanskrit var "water," Avestan var "rain," Lithuanian jūrės "sea," Old English wær, Old Norse ver "sea," Old Norse ur "drizzling rain"), related to *eue-dh-r (see udder). urethritis n. 1823, medical Latin, from urethra + -itis "inflammation." updated on March 03, 2014
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urethra n.