Where Does Micturate Come from?

Borrowed from Latin micturīre (“to have the urge to urinate”), from mictūrus, from meiō (“urinate”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”).

What does Micturate mean?

Micturate: To urinate.

Where did the word micturition come from?

1725, "the need very badly to urinate," from Latin micturitum, from past participle of micturire "to desire to urinate," desiderative of mingere "to urinate," from PIE root *meigh- "to urinate." As during the final 20 minutes of a 4-hour film after drinking a 32-ounce Mountain Dew from the snack bar and the movie ends ...

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