Where does “renunculus” come from?

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

renunculus (Late Latin): little kidney; or little kidney

Definitions

  1. little kidney; or little kidney

Ancestry of “renunculus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “renunculus”

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