Where does “rostroventromedial” come from?

rostroventromedial (English) comes from English ventromedial, from English medial, from Latin mediālis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

rostroventromedial (English): rostral and ventromedial

Definitions

  1. rostral and ventromedial

Ancestry of “rostroventromedial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventromedialBoth ventral and medial
2EnglishmedialOf or pertaining to a mean or average; In or near...
3LatinmediālisOf or belonging to the middle; medial
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus
7Proto-Italicstlokos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus