Where does “eventerate” come from?

eventerate (English) comes from French éventrer, from French ventre, from Middle French ventre, from Old French ventre, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

eventerate (English): To rip open; to disembowel

Definitions

  1. To rip open; to disembowel

Ancestry of “eventerate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchéventrerto disembowel; to rip apart, to tear open; to...
2Frenchventrebelly; stomach; antinode
3Middle Frenchventrebelly; stomach
4Old Frenchventrebelly; stomach
5Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri →Every word from Latin venter →Every word from Old French ventre →
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