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Where does “rennin” come from?

rennin (English) comes from English rennet, from English reinette, from French reinette, from Old French raine, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rennin (English): A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric...

Definitions

  1. A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric...

Ancestry of “rennin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrennetAn enzyme used as the first step in making...
2EnglishreinetteAny of various kinds of apple, mostly of French...
3Frenchreinettereinette
4Old Frenchrainekingdom
5Latinregnumroyal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;...
6Latinrēx—
7Proto-Italicrēksking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rennin”

  • renninogen
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