Where does “nefritic” come from?

nefritic (Romanian) comes from French néphrétique, from Latin nephriticus, from Greek νεφριτικός, from Ancient Greek νεφρός, from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós, from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós — kidney.

nefritic (Romanian): nephritic

Definitions

  1. nephritic

Ancestry of “nefritic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnéphrétiquenephritic, renal
2Latinnephriticus
3Greekνεφριτικόςkidney
4Ancient Greekνεφρόςkidney; testicle; mind
5Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰróskidney
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrósEvery word from Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrósEvery word from Ancient Greek νεφρός