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Where does “νεφρός” come from?

νεφρός (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

νεφρός (Ancient Greek): kidney; testicle; mind

Definitions

  1. kidney; testicle; mind

Ancestry of “νεφρός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “νεφρός”

  • nephropathy
  • nephritis
  • nephrectomy
  • nephron
  • pyelonephritis
  • nephrotoxicity
  • hydronephrosis
  • nephrotoxic
  • nephrogenic
  • nephritic
  • nephrolithiasis
  • mesonephric
  • nephrology
  • nephrostomy
  • nephrologist
  • nephrocalcinosis
  • metanephric
  • nephrosis
  • perinephric
  • mesonephros
  • paramesonephric
  • nephroblastoma
  • nephroma
  • metanephros
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