Where does “reniculus” come from?

reniculus (English) comes from Latin rēniculus, from Latin rēnēs, from Latin Laurentius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

reniculus (English): One of the lobules of the kidney, especially in...

Definitions

  1. One of the lobules of the kidney, especially in...

Ancestry of “reniculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēniculusa little kidney
2Latinrēnēs—
3LatinLaurentiusLaurence; Laurente
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ius →Every word from Proto-Italic -jōs →