Where does “rinichi” come from?

rinichi (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin reniclus, from Latin rēniculus, 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.

rinichi (Romanian): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “rinichi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinreniclus—
2Latinrēniculusa little kidney
3Latinrēnēs—
4LatinLaurentiusLaurence; Laurente
5Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
6Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ius →Every word from Proto-Italic -jōs →