English
uremia
From Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron, “urine”) + αἷμα (haîma, “blood”).
A compound of οὖρον ‘urine’ + αἷμα ‘blood’
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’
Proto-Indo-European *seh₂y-
Ancient Greek αἷμα ‘blood’
Today it means
noun Blood poisoning resulting from the retention of waste products usually excreted as urine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / uremia