Etymology

reins

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Today it means: The kidneys. Full definition →

Old French reins ← Latin rēnes
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reins · noun, verb1

See rein

reins · noun2

  1. Latin · derived fromrēnes“kidneys”
  2. Old French · derived fromreins
  3. English todayreins

From Old French reins, from Latin rēnes (“kidneys”); see also French rein. Doublet of renal.

Words from the same roots

Latinrēnes all →

renalrein

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