Etymology

infrarenal

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Today it means: Below the kidney. Full definition →

English renal ← Late Latin rēnāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  7. Proto-Italic*ferō
  8. Latinferō
  9. Latinīnferō
  10. Latinīnfrā
  11. Englishinfra-
  12. Latinrēn
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Late Latinrēnāli
  16. Englishrenal
  17. English todayinfrarenal

From infra- + renal.

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