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Where does “ventriosus” come from?

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

ventriosus (Latin): having a large belly, potbellied

Definitions

  1. having a large belly, potbellied

Ancestry of “ventriosus”, step by step

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