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

medioventrally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English medioventral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmedioventralBoth medial and ventral
2EnglishventralRelated to the abdomen or stomach; On the front...
3Frenchventralventral
4Latinventrālisventral; of or pertaining to the belly
5Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-triEvery word from Latin venterEvery word from Latin ventrālis