Urine
/ˈjʊə.rɪn/noun
The liquid waste excreted by the kidneys and stored in the bladder before being discharged from the body.
Did you know?English urine comes through Old French and Latin from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning “to moisten” or “to rain,” so its oldest history is literally tied to water and wetness, not filth.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁wers-
“to wet, moisten, rain”
Latin
Latin
ūrīna
“urine, bodily liquid”
Late Latin
Latin
ūrīna
“urine”
Old French
Old French
urine
“urine”
Middle English
English
urine
“urine”
Modern English
English
urine
“urine”