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Where does “rēnos” come from?

rēnos (Proto-Celtic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₃riH-nós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

rēnos (Proto-Celtic): river, waterway

Definitions

  1. river, waterway

Ancestry of “rēnos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃riH-nós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “rēnos”

  • Rhine
  • Rhenish
  • rhinestone
  • rhenium
  • rhinestoned
  • Transrhenane
  • Rhinish
  • Rhenian
  • dirhenium
  • rhenian
  • trirhenium
  • organorhenium
  • radiorhenium
  • oxorhenium
  • eka-rhenium
  • rhenic
  • Rhenus
  • Rin
  • Rhin
  • nordrheinisch
  • ostrheinisch
  • südrheinisch
  • rheinisch
  • mittelrheinisch
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