Where does “perinephritic” come from?

perinephritic (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.

perinephritic (English): Around the kidneys

Definitions

  1. Around the kidneys

Ancestry of “perinephritic”, step by step

perinephritic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishperiA sprite or supernatural being
2Ottoman Turkishپریfairy
3Persianپریsprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian...
4Persianپرfull; feather; wing
5Middle Persianpurr
6Proto-Iranianpr̥Hnáhfull, filled
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via English nephritic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephriticOf or relating to the kidneys; Of, relating to,...
2Englishnephro-Of or relating to the kidneys
3Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
4Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰróskidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-