Where does “ventroposteromedial” come from?

ventroposteromedial (English) comes from English posteromedial, from English medial, from Latin mediālis, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

ventroposteromedial (English): ventral and posteromedial

Definitions

  1. ventral and posteromedial

Ancestry of “ventroposteromedial”, step by step

ventroposteromedial traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English posteromedial

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishposteromedialIn the back and near the midline
2EnglishmedialOf or pertaining to a mean or average; In or near...
3LatinmediālisOf or belonging to the middle; medial
4Latinmediusmiddle; half; moderate
5Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
6Old Latinstlocus
7Proto-Italicstlokos
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via English ventro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishventro
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel-Every word from Proto-Italic stlokosEvery word from Old Latin stlocus