Where does “proventriculus” come from?
proventriculus (English) comes from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
proventriculus (English): The part of the avian stomach, between the crop...
Definitions
- The part of the avian stomach, between the crop...
Ancestry of “proventriculus”, step by step
proventriculus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin prō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | prō | for |
| 2 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 3 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Latin ventriculus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ventriculus | belly; stomach; ventricle |
| 2 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |