Where does “supraventricular” come from?
Supraventricular derives from Latin supra combined with Latin ventriculus, which comes from Latin venter meaning belly, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.
supraventricular (English): Located above the ventricles of the heart
Definitions
- Located above the ventricles of the heart
Ancestry of “supraventricular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ventricular | Of or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus |
| 2 | New Latin | ventricularis | ventricular |
| 3 | Latin | ventriculus | belly; stomach; ventricle |
| 4 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |