Urinating
/ˈjʊə.rɪ.neɪ.tɪŋ/noun
Passing urine from the body.
Did you know?The word ultimately traces back to Latin *urina*, which many scholars connect to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to rain” or “to flow,” linking bodily release to the language of water and weather.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁ews- / *ur-
“A root associated with flowing or wetness, often linked by scholars to rain or liquid movement.”
Latin
Latin
urina
“Urine.”
Late Latin
Latin
urinare
“To urinate.”
Middle English
English
urinaten
“To pass urine.”
Modern English
English
urinating
“Passing urine.”