Where does “abdominal ring” come from?

abdominal ring (English) comes from English abdominal, from New Latin abdominalis, from Latin abdomen, from Latin abdō, from Latin -dō, from Proto-Germanic -dô, from Sicilian di, from Latin dē — afterwards, post; by, at.

abdominal ring (English): Either of the two openings in the abdominal...

Definitions

  1. Either of the two openings in the abdominal...

Ancestry of “abdominal ring”, step by step

abdominal ring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English abdominal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabdominalOf or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; Having...
2New Latinabdominalisabdominal
3Latinabdomenbelly, abdomen; gluttony
4Latinabdōto hide, conceal, keep secret, cover, suppress, sheathe
5Latin-dōto put
6Proto-Germanic-dô
7SiciliandiUsed to indicate possession, after the thing owned and before the owner; of; ’s
8Latinof; concerning; about
9Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
10Latinposteablative singular of postis
11Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
2Middle Englishryngring
3Old Englishhringring
4Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
5Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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