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Where does “ventral” come from?

ventral (Portuguese) comes from Latin ventrālis, from Latin venter, from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri.

ventral (Portuguese): ventral

Definitions

  1. ventral

Ancestry of “ventral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventrālis—
2Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—

Words derived from “ventral”

  • ântero-ventral
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