English
glucuronate
From glucuronic + -ate (“salt or ester”).
A compound of glucuronic + -ate ‘salt or ester’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- ‘to rain’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wors-éye-ti ‘to make it rain’
Proto-Hellenic *eworhéyō
Ancient Greek οὐρέω ‘to urinate’
Ancient Greek οὖρον ‘urine’
English glucuronic
Today it means
noun Any salt or ester of glucuronic acid
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / glucuronate