Etymology

nephrotoxic

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Today it means: Toxic to the kidneys. Full definition →

English toxic ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*negʷʰrós
  2. Proto-Hellenic*nekʷʰrós
  3. Ancient Greekνεφρός (nephrós)
  4. Englishnephro-
  5. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  6. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  7. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  8. Latintoxicum
  9. Latintoxicu
  10. Frenchtoxique
  11. Englishtoxic
  12. English todaynephrotoxic

From nephro- + toxic.

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