Where does “renella” come from?

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

renella (Italian): fine sand

Definitions

  1. fine sand

Ancestry of “renella”, step by step

renella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian rene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrenekidney
2Latinrēnkidney
3Proto-Italichrēn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

via Italian rena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrenasand
2Latinarēna—
3Latinharēnasand
4Latinhasena—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →