Where does “hydronephrosis” come from?

Hydronephrosis comes from English hydr- and nephrosis, where nephrosis derives from Ancient Greek -ωσις and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wey-, meaning to flow or move.

hydronephrosis (English): distension of the kidneys due to obstruction in...

Definitions

  1. distension of the kidneys due to obstruction in...

Ancestry of “hydronephrosis”, step by step

hydronephrosis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nephrosis

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

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →