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Where does “rene” come from?

rene (Italian) comes from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rene (Italian): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “rene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēn—
2Proto-Italichrēn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “rene”

  • reniforme
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →