Urinate
/ˈjʊər.ɪ.neɪt/noun
To pass urine from the body.
Did you know?The word ultimately comes from Latin *urina*, and English built the verb *urinate* later as a learned medical formation rather than inheriting a native Germanic verb.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₂wers-
“to flow, to pour”
Latin
Latin
urina
“urine”
Late Latin
Latin
urinare
“to urinate”
14th–16th Century
English
urinen
“to pass urine; later a learned medical verb”
Modern English
English
urinate
“to pass urine from the body”