English
urethral
From urethra + -al.
Formed from urethra + -al
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- ‘to rain’
Proto-Indo-European *h₁wors-éye-ti ‘to make it rain’
Proto-Hellenic *eworhéyō
Ancient Greek οὐρέω ‘to make water’
Ancient Greek οὐρήθρα ‘the passage for urine’
English urethra
Today it means
adj Pertaining to the urethra.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / urethral