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Where does “res” come from?

res (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese rẽes, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

res (Galician): head of quadrupedal cattle or game; flock, herd;...

Definitions

  1. head of quadrupedal cattle or game; flock, herd;...

Ancestry of “res”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueserẽes—
2Latinrēn—
3Proto-Italichrēn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →