Where does “intrauterin” come from?

intrauterin (German) comes from German uterin, from French utérin, from Latin uterinus, from Latin uterus, from Proto-Indo-European úderos, from Proto-Indo-European úd-er-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European údteros, from Proto-Indo-European úd — out, outward.

intrauterin (German): intrauterine

Definitions

  1. intrauterine

Ancestry of “intrauterin”, step by step

intrauterin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German uterin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanuterinuterine
2Frenchutérinuterine
3Latinuterinusuterine
4Latinuteruswomb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúderosabdomen, stomach
6Proto-Indo-Europeanúd-er-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
8Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

via French intra-utérin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchintra-utérinintrauterine
2Frenchintra-intra- (prefix indicating inside, within, interior)
3Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
4Latininterus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enterbetween
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd-er-o-s →