myEtymology.com: French etymology of diuretique

Etymology of the French word diuretique

the Old French word diuretique

derived from the Late Latin word diureticus

derived 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 dioureo

Word found in Old French