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Where does “utero-” come from?

utero- (English) comes from English uterus, 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.

utero- (English): uterus

Definitions

  1. uterus

Ancestry of “utero-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishuterusThe womb, an organ of the female reproductive...
2Latinuteruswomb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúderosabdomen, stomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúd-er-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “utero-”

  • uteroplacental
  • uterosacral
  • uterovaginal
  • uterotonic
  • uterocervical
  • uterotropic
  • uterogestation
  • uteropelvic
  • uteritis
  • uteroperitoneal
  • uterotomy
  • uteroplasty
  • nonuterotropic
  • abdominouterotomy
  • uteromania
  • uteroabdominal
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