Where does “Nierenfunktion” come from?

Nierenfunktion (German) comes from German Funktion, from Latin functiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Nierenfunktion (German): renal function

Definitions

  1. renal function

Ancestry of “Nierenfunktion”, step by step

Nierenfunktion traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Funktion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFunktionrole; feature; subroutine
2Latinfunctiōperformance, execution (of a task)
3Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
4Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
5Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
6Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via German niere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannierekidney organ
2Middle High Germannierekidney; testicle
3Old High Germanniorokidney; testicles
4Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
5Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney

Words derived from “Nierenfunktion

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-