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Where does “medioventrally” come from?

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

medioventrally (English): In a medioventral direction

Definitions

  1. In a medioventral direction

Ancestry of “medioventrally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmedioventralBoth medial and ventral
2EnglishventralRelated to the abdomen or stomach; On the front...
3Frenchventralventral
4Latinventrālis—
5Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri →