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Where does “cranioventrally” come from?

cranioventrally (English) comes from English cranioventral, from English ventral, from French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

cranioventrally (English): In a cranioventral orientation

Definitions

  1. In a cranioventral orientation

Ancestry of “cranioventrally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcranioventralRelating to the front of the cranium
2EnglishventralRelated to the abdomen or stomach; On the front...
3Frenchventralventral
4Latinventrālis—
5Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—
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