Where does “circumrenal” come from?

circumrenal (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.

circumrenal (English): Around the kidney

Definitions

  1. Around the kidney

Ancestry of “circumrenal”, step by step

circumrenal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English renal

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

via English circum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcircum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren-Every word from Proto-Italic hrēnEvery word from Latin ren