Where does “intrauterine” come from?

Intrauterine comes from English combining Latin intra meaning "within" and Latin uterīnus meaning "of the womb."

intrauterine (English): Located or taking place inside the uterus

Definitions

  1. Located or taking place inside the uterus

Ancestry of “intrauterine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuterineOf or pertaining to the uterus; Born of the same...
2Middle Frenchutérin—
3Latinuterinusuterine
4Latinuteruswomb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúderosabdomen, stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúd-er-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “intrauterine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd-er-o-s →