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Where does “rens” come from?

rens (Latin) comes from Latin reor, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

rens (Latin): reckoning

Definitions

  1. reckoning

Ancestry of “rens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinreorI reckon, calculate; I think, deem, judge
2Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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