Where does “utero” come from?

utero (Italian) comes 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.

utero (Italian): womb, uterus, metra

Definitions

  1. womb, uterus, metra

Ancestry of “utero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinuteruswomb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch
2Proto-Indo-Europeanúderosabdomen, stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúd-er-o-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward
Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd →Every word from Proto-Indo-European údteros →Every word from Proto-Indo-European úd-er-o-s →