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Where does “νεφροπάθεια” come from?

νεφροπάθεια (Greek) comes from Greek -πάθεια, from Ancient Greek πάθος, from Ancient Greek πάσχω, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

νεφροπάθεια (Greek): nephropathy

Definitions

  1. nephropathy

Ancestry of “νεφροπάθεια”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greek-πάθειαAdded to words to name a disease or condition;...
2Ancient Greekπάθοςpain, suffering, death; misfortune, calamity,...
3Ancient Greekπάσχωto undergo, experience; have someone do something...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
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