Where does “nefrite” come from?
nefrite (Italian) comes from Portuguese -ite — -itis; -ite.
nefrite (Italian): nephritis; nephrite
Ancestry of “nefrite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | -ite | -itis; -ite |
Words derived from “nefrite”