Where does “rénal” come from?

rénal (French) comes 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.

rénal (French): renal

Definitions

  1. renal

Ancestry of “rénal”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rénal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin ren →