φρήν
Ancient Greek
noun
Definitions
- (often) The midriff, stomach and lower chest or breast
- The seat of emotions, heart; seat of bodily appetites such as hunger
- The seat of intellect, wits, mind
- will, purpose
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (an internal part of the body, mind, soul), *gʷʰren- (an internal part of the body, mind, soul).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷʰren-
Gloss
an internal part of the body, mind, soul
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
魂
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- paraphrenitis English
- phren English
- ren English
- reno- English
- symphronistic English
- *renio, *renionem Latin
- *renio, renionem Latin
- ren Latin
- renalis Latin
- -φρων Ancient Greek
- εὐφρονέων Ancient Greek
- μετάφρενον Ancient Greek
- σώφρων Ancient Greek
- φρένιον Ancient Greek
- φρονέω Ancient Greek
- ἄφρων Ancient Greek
- ὑπέρφρων Ancient Greek
- *gʷʰren- Proto-Indo-European
- *gruniz Proto-Germanic
- grunr Old Norse
- *hrēn Proto-Italic
- renera Aragonese