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Where does “nephros” come from?

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

nephros (English): A kidney-like organ

Definitions

  1. A kidney-like organ

Ancestry of “nephros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
2Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “nephros”

  • mesonephric
  • metanephric
  • mesonephros
  • paramesonephric
  • metanephros
  • pronephros
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