Etymology of the English word urea
the English word
ureaderived from the New Latin word
ureaderived from the French word
uréederived from the Old French word
urinederived from the Latin word
urina (urine)
derived from the Greek word
ouron, οὖρον (urine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*we-r-derived from the French word
ureederived from the Greek word
ouron, οὖρον (urine)
Date
The earliest known usage of urea in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
carbamylurea,
hydroxyurea,
iminourea,
malonylurea,
nitrosourea,
urease,
ureide,
urase,
diuron,
fenuron,
monuron,
uracilUsage
Word found in Modern English
