Uric
/ˈjʊər.ɪk/noun
Relating to urine or uric acid.
Did you know?Uric is built from the Latin root for urine, and that same ancient stem also powers medical words like urology and ureter — language literally mapped the body’s secret plumbing.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁wers-
“to urinate, to flow out”
Latin
Latin
ūrīna
“urine”
Late Latin
Latin
ūrīcus
“pertaining to urine”
18th–19th Century
English
uric
“relating to urine or uric acid”
Modern English
English
uric
“relating to urine or uric acid”