Etymology

nephros

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Today it means: A kidney-like organ. Full definition →

Ancient Greek νεφρός
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromνεφρός“kidney”
  2. English todaynephros

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekνεφρός all →

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