Where does “ventral” come from?

ventral (French) comes from Latin ventrālis, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

ventral (French): ventral

Definitions

  1. ventral

Ancestry of “ventral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventrālisventral; of or pertaining to the belly
2Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri

Words derived from “ventral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri