Where does “ventrolimbic” come from?

ventrolimbic (English) comes from English limbic, from French limbique, from Latin limbus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.

ventrolimbic (English): Relating to the abdomen and the limbic system

Definitions

  1. Relating to the abdomen and the limbic system

Ancestry of “ventrolimbic”, step by step

ventrolimbic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English limbic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlimbicRelating to the limbic system
2Frenchlimbiquelimbic
3LatinlimbusA border, edge; hem, fringe, tassel
4Proto-Indo-European(s)lembʰ-to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply

via English ventro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishventro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ-