Where does “renal” come from?

renal (Spanish) comes 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 (Spanish): renal pertaining to the kidneys

Definitions

  1. renal pertaining to the kidneys

Ancestry of “renal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinrenalisrelated to the kidneys; related to the kidneys;...
2Latinrenesnominative plural of rēn; accusative plural of...
3Latinrenkidney
4Proto-Italichrēn
5Proto-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 hrēnEvery word from Latin ren
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