Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving. · The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc. · The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine.
From Latin nīsus (“pressure, exertion”).
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- Derivation mentionnīsusla
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