Where does “roignon” come from?

roignon (Middle French) comes from Old French rognon, from Vulgar Latin renio, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

roignon (Middle French): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “roignon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrognon—
2Vulgar Latinreniokidney
3Latinrēnkidney
4Proto-Italichrēn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →