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Where does “rectouterine” come from?

rectouterine (English) comes from English uterine, from Middle French utérin, from Latin uterinus, from Latin uterus, from Proto-Indo-European úderos, from Proto-Indo-European úd-er-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

rectouterine (English): Located between the rectum and uterus

Definitions

  1. Located between the rectum and uterus

Ancestry of “rectouterine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuterineOf or pertaining to the uterus; Born of the same...
2Middle Frenchutérin—
3Latinuterinusuterine
4Latinuteruswomb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúderosabdomen, stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúd-er-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
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