ranine

The story

1. Latin · borrowed fromrānīnus
2. English todayranine

From Latin rānīnus, from rāna (“frog”) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”).

First known use, by meaning

• from 1840 Of, relating to, or resembling a frog.
• from 1675 Relating to, or designating, a swelling under the tongue; also, relating to the region where the swelling occurs, especially to branches of the lingual artery and lingual vein.
• from 1970s A frog of the subfamily Raninae.
• from 1753 A ranine artery or vein.