Cognate Set 2552 – Meaning: back

IE-CoR reference form:
rēnēs
IE-CoR reference language:
Latin
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Romance lexemes continuing Latin rēnēs 'kidneys' (cf. Meyer-Lübke 1935:596), further etymology obscure (Ernout & Meillet 1985:569-570, cf. de Vaan 2008:519 for various suggestions).
Found in clades:
Italic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 3 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
137   Walloon rin ʁẽ ʁẽ usually pl. (rins)
128   Neapolitan rine ˈrinə ˈrinə
139   Franco-Provençal rë ˈrʌː ˈrʌ masculine plural noun
References
  • 579:
    Neapolitan rine from Lat. rēnēs 'kidneys'.
  • Ernout, Alfred and Meillet, Antoine: 569-570
    S.v. Lat. rēnēs 'reins' "Mot d'origine inconnue qui a remplacé nebrundinēs (v. nefrendēs)."
  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm: 596
    S.v. 7206 Lat. ren 'Niere'.
  • de Vaan, Michiel: 519
    S.v. Lat. rēnes 'kidneys' from Proto-Italic *rēn- < PIE *h₂r-ēn- 'kidney'? or *srēn- 'loins'? Potential IE cognates are OIr. áru 'kidney, gland', Welsh arenn 'kidney, testicle' < PCl. *āron-; Hitt. ḫaḫ(ḫa)ri- 'lung(s), midriff' TochB arañce 'heart', TochA āriñc 'id.'.