Etymology

nephropathy

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Today it means: Damage to, disease of, or abnormality of the kidneys. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English nephro- ← Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
  2. Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós
  3. Ancient Greekνεφρός (nephrós)
  4. Englishnephro-
  5. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  6. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  7. English todaynephropathy

From nephro- + -pathy.

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