Where does “perirenal” come from?
perirenal (English) comes from English peri, from Ottoman Turkish پری, from Persian پری, from Persian پر, from Middle Persian purr, from Proto-Iranian pr̥Hnáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós — to fill.
perirenal (English): Around the kidney
Definitions
- Around the kidney
Ancestry of “perirenal”, step by step
perirenal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peri | A sprite or supernatural being |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | پری | fairy |
| 3 | Persian | پری | sprite or supernatural being in Iranian/Persian... |
| 4 | Persian | پر | full; feather; wing |
| 5 | Middle Persian | purr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | pr̥Hnáh | full, filled |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via English renal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | renal | Pertaining to the kidneys |
| 2 | Late Latin | renalis | related to the kidneys; related to the kidneys;... |
| 3 | Latin | renes | nominative plural of rēn; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | ren | kidney |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hrēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |