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Where does “ventriculus” come from?

ventriculus (English) comes from Latin ventriculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

ventriculus (English): A digestive cavity or stomach

Definitions

  1. A digestive cavity or stomach

Ancestry of “ventriculus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventriculusbelly; stomach; ventricle
2Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
3Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “ventriculus”

  • proventriculus
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