Where does “rognon” come from?

rognon (French) comes from Middle French rognon, from Old French roignon, from Latin rēniōnem, from Vulgar Latin renio, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rognon (French): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “rognon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrognon—
2Old Frenchroignon—
3Latinrēniōnem—
4Vulgar Latinreniokidney
5Latinrēnkidney
6Proto-Italichrēn—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →