Where does “niruncel” come from?
niruncel (Romansch) comes from Late Latin renunculus, from Latin ren, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.
niruncel (Romansch): kidney
Ancestry of “niruncel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Late Latin | renunculus | little kidney; or little kidney |
| 2 | Latin | ren | kidney |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | hrēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰren- | soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body |