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Where does “aortorenal” come from?

aortorenal (English) comes from English renal, from Late Latin renalis, from Latin renes, from Latin ren, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

aortorenal (English): Relating to the aorta and kidney

Definitions

  1. Relating to the aorta and kidney

Ancestry of “aortorenal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrenalPertaining to the kidneys
2Late Latinrenalisrelated to the kidneys; related to the kidneys;...
3Latinrenesnominative plural of rēn; accusative plural of...
4Latinrenkidney
5Proto-Italichrēn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
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