Where does “ventricle” come from?
Ventricle comes from French ventricule, from Latin ventriculus, a diminutive of Latin venter meaning belly, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.
ventricle (English): Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or...
Definitions
- Any small cavity within a body; a hollow part or...
Ancestry of “ventricle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ventriculus | belly; stomach; ventricle |
| 2 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |