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Where does “ventralis” come from?

ventralis (Latin) comes from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

Ancestry of “ventralis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri →