Where does “ventral” come from?

Ventral comes from French ventral, from Latin ventralis, formed with the Latin suffix -alis from a root related to Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

ventral (English): Related to the abdomen or stomach; On the front...

Definitions

  1. Related to the abdomen or stomach; On the front...

Ancestry of “ventral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchventralventral
2Latinventrālisventral; of or pertaining to the belly
3Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri

Words derived from “ventral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri
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