Where does “ventralmost” come from?

ventralmost (English) comes from English most, from Middle English most, from Old English mǣst, from Proto-Germanic maistaz, from Proto-Germanic mikilaz, from Proto-Indo-European meǵa-.

ventralmost (English): Most ventral

Definitions

  1. Most ventral

Ancestry of “ventralmost”, step by step

ventralmost traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English most

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmostsuperlative degree of much; superlative degree of...
2Middle Englishmost—
3Old Englishmǣstmost
4Proto-Germanicmaistazsuperlative degree of *mikilaz; most
5Proto-Germanicmikilazgreat, large; much, many
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵa-—

via English ventral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventralRelated to the abdomen or stomach; On the front...
2Frenchventralventral
3Latinventrālisventral; of or pertaining to the belly
4Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵa- →