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Where does “éventrer” come from?

éventrer (French) comes from French ventre, from Middle French ventre, from Old French ventre, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

éventrer (French): to disembowel; to rip apart, to tear open; to...

Definitions

  1. to disembowel; to rip apart, to tear open; to...

Ancestry of “éventrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchventrebelly; stomach; antinode
2Middle Frenchventrebelly; stomach
3Old Frenchventrebelly; stomach
4Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—

Words derived from “éventrer”

  • éventration
  • éventreur
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