νεφρός
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) kidney
- (euphemistic) testicle
- mind
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*negʷʰrós
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- neer English
- nephron English
- pronephron English
- metanephros Latin
- nebrundines Latin
- nefrones Latin
- metanefro Italian
- perinefrio Italian
- pronefro Italian
- *negʷʰr-, *negʷʰrós Proto-Indo-European
- *negʷʰrós Proto-Indo-European
- *neurô Proto-Germanic
- *nēora Old English
- neere Middle English
- neifri- Irish
- nýra Old Norse
- niere Middle Dutch
- nioro Old High German
- nēre Middle Low German