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Where does “renalase” come from?

renalase (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.

renalase (English): An enzyme, released by the kidney, that breaks...

Definitions

  1. An enzyme, released by the kidney, that breaks...

Ancestry of “renalase”, 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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