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glycosuria
Glycosuria 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’
- Englishtodayglycosuria
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’
- Englishtodayglycosuria
A compound of glycose + -uria
Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς ‘sweet’
Ancient Greek γλεῦκος ‘sweet new wine, must’
French glucose
English glucose
English glycose
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 sugars (especially glucose) in the urine, often as a result of diabetes mellitus
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- / glycosuria