Where does “biventricular” come from?
Biventricular comes from English bi- plus ventricular, with bi- from Latin bis meaning twice, derived from Latin duo meaning two, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁.
biventricular (English): Relating to two ventricles
Definitions
- Relating to two ventricles
Ancestry of “biventricular”, step by step
biventricular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English ventricular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventricular | Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus |
| 2 | New Latin | ventricularis | ventricular |
| 3 | Latin | ventriculus | belly; stomach; ventricle |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |