Standard Lemma guide
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prefix
urine; relating to urine and the urinary system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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Tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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urochord (organ) or the Urochordata; having a tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: morpheme
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1wers-der. Ancient Greek οὐρέω (ouréō) Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron)der. English uro- From Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron).
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
