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Etymology Dictionary

Origin of he word URINE.  Etymology of the word URINE.

From An Etymology Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893.

 

URINE,  the water separated by the kidneys from the blood.  (F.,—L.)   In Macb. ii. 3. 32; and in Chaucer, C. T. 5703.—F. urine, 'urine;' Cot.—Lat. urina, urine; where -ina is a suffix. + Gk. οὖρον, urine. + Skt. vári, water; vár, water. + Zend. vára, rain (Fick, i. 772). + Icel. úr, drizzling rain; ver, the sea. + A.S. wer, the sea.   β. From the Aryan WARA, water; Fick, as above.   Der. urin-al, M.E. urinal, Chaucer, C. T. 12239, Layamon, 17725, from F. urinal (Cot.); urin-ar-y, from F. urinaire (Cot.).

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Etymology Dictionary Index
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z

Key
Arab.=Arabic.
A.S.=Anglo Saxon.
Bavar.=Bavarian
Bohem.=Bohemian.
C.=Celtic, used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton, Cornish, &c.
Corn.=Cornish.
Dan.=Danish.
Du.=Dutch
E.=English.
E.E.=Early English.
Europ.=European.
F.=French.
G.=German.
Gk.=Greek.
Goth.=Gothic.
Icel.=Icelandic.
Ital.=Italian.
L. or Lat.=Latin.
Lith. & Lithuan.=Lithuanian.
M.E.=Middle English.
M.F.=Middle French
M.H.G.=Middle High German.
Norw.=Norwegian.
O.F.=Old French.
O.H.G.=Old High German.
Pers.=Persian.
Port.=Portuguese.
Scand.=Scandinavian, used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish, &c.
Sc.=Scottish.
Skt.=Sanskrit.
Span.=Spanish.
Swed.=Sweish.
Teut.=Teutonic
Turk.=Turkish.
W.=Welsh.

  

 

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