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Where does “posteroventrally” come from?

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

posteroventrally (English): In a posteroventral direction

Definitions

  1. In a posteroventral direction

Ancestry of “posteroventrally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishposteroventralBoth posterior and ventral; Such a structure
2EnglishventralRelated to the abdomen or stomach; On the front...
3Frenchventralventral
4Latinventrālis—
5Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—
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