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.
Ancestry of “renal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | rénal | renal |
| 2 | Late Latin | renalis | related to the kidneys; related to the kidneys;... |
| 3 | Latin | renes | nominative plural of rēn; accusative plural of... |
| 4 | Latin | ren | kidney |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | hrēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |