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Where does “uterus” come from?

uterus (Malay) 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.

uterus (Malay): Womb, uterus; womb, uterus

Definitions

  1. Womb, uterus; womb, uterus

Ancestry of “uterus”, 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
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