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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
1Latinventrālis—
2Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—

Words derived from “ventral”

  • ventral
  • ventrally
  • dorsoventral
  • dorsoventrally
  • anteroventral
  • posteroventral
  • midventral
  • subventral
  • rostroventral
  • lateroventral
  • cranioventral
  • caudoventral
  • medioventral
  • posteroventrally
  • ventralization
  • anteroventrally
  • ventralmost
  • lateroventrally
  • caudoventrally
  • biventral
  • medioventrally
  • cranioventrally
  • rostroventrally
  • ventralize
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