Where does “uterus” come from?

uterus (Latin) comes 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.

uterus (Latin): womb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch

Definitions

  1. womb, uterus; fetus, newborn; belly, paunch

Ancestry of “uterus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanúderosabdomen, stomach
2Proto-Indo-Europeanúd-er-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanúdteroshigher, outer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanúdout, outward

Words derived from “uterus”

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