Where does “nephroprotector” come from?

nephroprotector (English) comes from English protector, from Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, from Latin prōtector, from Latin prōtegō, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr — to fit, to fix, to put together.

nephroprotector (English): A nephroprotective agent

Definitions

  1. A nephroprotective agent

Ancestry of “nephroprotector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishprotectorSomeone who protects or guards, by assignment or...
2Middle Englishprotectour
3Anglo-Normanprotectourprotector
4Latinprōtectorprotector (all senses)
5Latinprōtegōto cover
6Latinprōfor
7Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
8Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
9Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-