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
- nephritic
Ancestry of “nefritic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | néphrétique | nephritic, renal |
| 2 | Latin | nephriticus | — |
| 3 | Greek | νεφριτικός | kidney |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | νεφρός | kidney; testicle; mind |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *nekʷʰrós | kidney |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷʰrós | kidney |