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alginuresis
Alginuresis comes from Ancient Greek ἄλγος ‘pain’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλγοςálgos‘pain’
- Englishtodayalginuresis
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEἄλγοςálgos‘pain’
- Englishtodayalginuresis
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂leg- ‘to care’
intelligence, intelligent, intellectual, leech, analgesia, 9 more
through Ancient Greek ἄλγος ‘pain’
Today it means
noun Painful urination; dysuria.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek ἄλγος / alginuresis