rein

Old French

noun

Definitions

(anatomy) kidney
(in the plural) small of the back, lower back

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rēnes (kidneys, reins).

Origin

Latin

rēnes

Gloss

kidneys, reins

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

renette English
reniform English
*derenēre Latin
*rēnile Latin
*rēniō Latin
*rēniō, *rēniōnem Latin
*rēniōnem Latin
renalis Latin
reniculus Latin
renunculus Latin
rēn Latin
rēnes Latin
rēnunculus Latin
rein French
rein Norman
rein Middle French
rin Old Portuguese
*hrēn Proto-Italic