Where does “antinephritic” come from?

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

antinephritic (English): Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of...

Definitions

  1. Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of...

Ancestry of “antinephritic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephriticOf or relating to the kidneys; Of, relating to,...
2Englishnephro-Of or relating to the kidneys
3Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
4Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰróskidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →