Etymology of the English word diuretic
the English word
diureticderived from the Old French word
diuretiquederived from the Late Latin word
diureticusderived from the Greek word
diouretikos, διουρητικός
derived from the Greek word
diourein, διουρεῖν
derived from the Greek word
ourein, οὐρεῖν (to urinate)
using the Medieval Greek prefix
dia-, δια-
derived from the Greek word
dia, διά (through, between)
derived from the Greek word
dioureoDerivations in English
antidiureticUsage
Word found in Modern English
