Where does “abdominal” come from?
Abdominal comes from New Latin abdominalis, from Latin -alis and -men, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- meaning to place or put.
abdominal (English): Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; Having...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; Having...
Ancestry of “abdominal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Latin | abdominalis | abdominal |
| 2 | Latin | abdomen | belly, abdomen; gluttony |
| 3 | Latin | abdō | to hide, conceal, keep secret, cover, suppress, sheathe |
| 4 | Latin | -dō | to put |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -dô | — |
| 6 | Sicilian | di | Used to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s |
| 7 | Latin | dē | of; concerning; about |
| 8 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 9 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
Words derived from “abdominal”
- ab
- intraabdominal
- transabdominal
- thoracoabdominal
- abdominally
- transabdominally
- midabdominal
- extraabdominal
- nonabdominal
- intrabdominal
- intraabdominally
- postabdominal
- rectoabdominal
- subabdominal
- phrenicoabdominal
- lumboabdominal
- uteroabdominal
- abdominal ring
- femoroabdominal
- pelviabdominal
- inguinoabdominal
- cervicothoracoabdominal
- circumabdominal
- costoabdominal