noun, feminine/ne.fʁit/plural: néphrites
nephritis; nephrite
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *negʷʰrós Proto-Hellenic *nekʷʰrós Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs) Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis) Ancient Greek νεφρῖτις (nephrîtis)der. French néphrite From Ancient Greek νεφρῖτις (nephrîtis).