Where does “tubulonephritis” come from?

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

tubulonephritis (English): nephritis of the tubules of the kidney

Definitions

  1. nephritis of the tubules of the kidney

Ancestry of “tubulonephritis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnephritisInflammation of the kidney
2Ancient Greekνεφρῖτιςa disease of the kidney
3Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
4Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰróskidney
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós →Every word from Ancient Greek νεφρός →