Where does “riñón” come from?

riñón (Spanish) comes from Latin rēniōnem, from Vulgar Latin renio, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

riñón (Spanish): kidney; kidney ore, hematite

Definitions

  1. kidney; kidney ore, hematite

Ancestry of “riñón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēniōnem—
2Vulgar Latinreniokidney
3Latinrēnkidney
4Proto-Italichrēn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “riñón”

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