Where does “renal” come from?

renal (Romanian) comes from French rénal, from Late Latin renalis, from Latin renes, from Latin ren, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

renal (Romanian): renal pertaining to the kidneys

Definitions

  1. renal pertaining to the kidneys

Ancestry of “renal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrénalrenal
2Late Latinrenalisrelated to the kidneys; related to the kidneys;...
3Latinrenesnominative plural of rēn; accusative plural of...
4Latinrenkidney
5Proto-Italichrēn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “renal”

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