Etymology

adrenal

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Today it means: Pertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom. Full definition →

English renal ← Late Latin rēnāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Englishad-
  6. Latinrēn
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Late Latinrēnāli
  10. Englishrenal
  11. English todayadrenal

From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”).

Words from the same roots

Latinrēn all →

renadreno-reno-

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