Where does “ventroposterolateral” come from?

ventroposterolateral (English) comes from English posterolateral, from English lateral, from Latin laterālis, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

ventroposterolateral (English): ventral and posterolateral

Definitions

  1. ventral and posterolateral

Ancestry of “ventroposterolateral”, step by step

ventroposterolateral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English posterolateral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishposterolateralSituated on the side and toward the posterior...
2EnglishlateralTo the side; of or pertaining to the side;...
3LatinlaterālisOf or belonging to the side; lateral
4Latinlātuswide, broad
5LatincaudaA tail
6Proto-Italickaudātail
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂

via English ventro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishventro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂
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