Where does “nephropathy” come from?
Nephropathy comes from Ancient Greek πάσχω meaning "to suffer," combined with nephr- (kidney), passing through Middle French -ie and Latin -ia and -ivus formations to denote disease or suffering of the kidneys.
nephropathy (English): Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the...
Definitions
- Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the...
Ancestry of “nephropathy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -pathy | suffering, feeling; Damage to, disease of, or... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |