Where does “ventrocaudally” come from?

ventrocaudally (English) comes from English ventrocaudal, from English caudal, from Latin caudālis, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

ventrocaudally (English): In a ventrocaudal direction

Definitions

  1. In a ventrocaudal direction

Ancestry of “ventrocaudally”, step by step

ventrocaudally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ventrocaudal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventrocaudalBoth ventral and caudal
2EnglishcaudalPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part...
3LatincaudālisHaving a tail; caudal
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →