Etymology

nephro-

Today it means: Of or relating to the kidneys. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós ← Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
  2. Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós
  3. Ancient Greekνεφρός (nephrós)
  4. English todaynephro-

From Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνεφρός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.