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Where does “reins” come from?

reins (Old French) comes from Latin rēnēs, from Latin Laurentius, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

reins (Old French): small of the back; lower back; oblique plural of...

Definitions

  1. small of the back; lower back; oblique plural of...

Ancestry of “reins”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēnēs—
2LatinLaurentiusLaurence; Laurente
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “reins”

  • reins
  • reinsman
  • reinswoman
  • rein
  • rein
  • reins
  • rein
  • rein
  • ren
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