Where does “glomerulonephrosis” come from?

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

glomerulonephrosis (English): nephrosis that affects the glomeruli of the kidneys

Definitions

  1. nephrosis that affects the glomeruli of the kidneys

Ancestry of “glomerulonephrosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephrosisA non-inflammatory disease of the kidneys that is...
2Englishnephro-Of or relating to the kidneys
3Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
4Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰróskidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from English nephro- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós →
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