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Where does “nephrocalcinosis” come from?

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

nephrocalcinosis (English): The deposition of calcium salts in the renal...

Definitions

  1. The deposition of calcium salts in the renal...

Ancestry of “nephrocalcinosis”, step by step

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