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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishventrocaudalBoth ventral and caudal
2EnglishcaudalPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part...
3Latincaudālis—
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →