English
urine
Urine comes from Latin ūrīna, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *uh₁r-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*uh₁r-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūrīna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500uryne
- Englishearliest quotation 1814urine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*uh₁r-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEūrīna
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500uryne
- Englishearliest quotation 1814urine
Earliest quotation: 1814, The Medical and Physical Journal: “He got out of bed every time he urined,…”
Linked words
through Latin ūrīna
Today it means
noun Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *uh₁r- / urine