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Where does “reñón” come from?

reñón (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin renio, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

reñón (Asturian): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “reñón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinreniokidney
2Latinrēn—
3Proto-Italichrēn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “reñón”

  • riñón
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →