Where does “midventral” come from?

midventral (English) comes from English MID, from English mid-range, from English range, from Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos — to set in order.

midventral (English): In the middle of a ventral region

Definitions

  1. In the middle of a ventral region

Ancestry of “midventral”, step by step

midventral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMIDInitialism of mobile information device
2Englishmid-rangeOf a central or halfway point
3EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
4Middle Englishrengen
5Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
6Old Frenchrengplace; position
7Latinrencusrow; order, rank
8Gaulishrekos
9Proto-Celticreketito arrange
10Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via English ventral

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