a 1 d 2 r 1 e 1 n 1 a 1 l 1
7 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun either of a pair of complex endocrine glands situated near the kidney
adjective of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
adjective near the kidneys
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- Late Latin rēn Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Late Latin -ālis Late Latin rēnālislbor. English renal English adrenal From ad- (“near”) + renal (“pertaining to the kidneys”), from Latin rēn (“kidney”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- aldern 7
- darnel 7
- enlard 7
- lander 7
- larned 7
- reland 7
- aland 6
- aldea 6
- alder 6
- aread 6
- dearn 6
- denar 6