Where does “glomerulonephritis” come from?

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

glomerulonephritis (English): A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation...

Definitions

  1. A form of nephritis characterized by inflammation...

Ancestry of “glomerulonephritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephritisInflammation of the kidney
2Ancient Greekνεφρῖτιςa disease of the kidney
3Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
4Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰróskidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “glomerulonephritis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós →Every word from Ancient Greek νεφρός →
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