Where does “nefropessi” come from?
nefropessi (Italian) comes from Italian -pessi, from English penalty, from Middle French pénalité, from French pénal, from Latin poenalis, from Latin poenā, from Ancient Greek ποινή, from Proto-Hellenic kʷoinā́ — to pay; to avenge.
nefropessi (Italian): nephropexy
Ancestry of “nefropessi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | -pessi | -pexy |
| 2 | English | penalty | A legal sentence; A punishment for violating... |
| 3 | Middle French | pénalité | — |
| 4 | French | pénal | penal, criminal |
| 5 | Latin | poenalis | penal; of or pertaining to punishment |
| 6 | Latin | poenā | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ποινή | blood money, wergeld; fine, ransom, penalty,... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | kʷoinā́ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷoynéh₂ | payment; punishment, vengeance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |