Where does “dorsoventral” come from?
dorsoventral (English) comes from English ventral, from French ventral, from Latin ventrālis, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.
dorsoventral (English): Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or situated at the back and...
Ancestry of “dorsoventral”, step by step
dorsoventral traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English ventral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventral | Related to the abdomen or stomach; On the front... |
| 2 | French | ventral | ventral |
| 3 | Latin | ventrālis | ventral; of or pertaining to the belly |
| 4 | Latin | venter | belly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wend-tri | — |
via Romanian dorsal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | dorsal | dorsal |
| 2 | French | dorsal | dorsal |
| 3 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |
via Spanish ventral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ventral | ventral relating to the abdomen or stomach |