Where does “reins” come from?
Reins comes from Old French reins, derived from Latin renes, the plural of ren, meaning kidneys.
reins (English): plural of rein; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of rein; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “reins”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | reins | small of the back; lower back; oblique plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | rēnēs | — |
| 3 | Latin | Laurentius | Laurence; Laurente |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “reins”