English
glyceroluria
Glyceroluria comes from Ancient Greek οὖρον ‘urine’, from οὐρέω ‘to make water, urinate’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- ‘to rain’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wers-‘to rain’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wors-éye-ti‘to make it rain’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*eworhéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοὐρέωouréō‘to make water, urinate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEοὖρονoûron‘urine’
- Englishtodayglyceroluria
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wers-‘to rain’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₁wors-éye-ti‘to make it rain’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*eworhéyōreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEοὐρέωouréō‘to make water, urinate’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEοὖρονoûron‘urine’
- Englishtodayglyceroluria
A compound of glycerol + -uria
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- ‘to rain’
through Ancient Greek οὐρέω ‘to make water, urinate’
through Ancient Greek οὖρον ‘urine’
Today it means
noun The presence of glycerol in the urine
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- / glyceroluria