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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

  1. The part of the avian stomach, between the crop...

Ancestry of “proventriculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinprō—
2Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
3Latinrēōr—
4Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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