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Where does “distoventrally” come from?

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

distoventrally (English): In a distoventral direction

Definitions

  1. In a distoventral direction

Ancestry of “distoventrally”, step by step

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