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Where does “suprarenal” come from?

suprarenal (English) comes from Romanian renal, from French rénal, 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.

suprarenal (English): located on, or above the kidney; A suprarenal...

Definitions

  1. located on, or above the kidney; A suprarenal...

Ancestry of “suprarenal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianrenal—
2Frenchrénalrenal
3Late Latinrenalisrelated to the kidneys; related to the kidneys;...
4Latinrenesnominative plural of rēn; accusative plural of...
5Latinrenkidney
6Proto-Italichrēn—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
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