Where does “ventricul” come from?
ventricul (Romanian) comes from French ventricule, from Latin ventriculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos — Diminutive suffix.
ventricul (Romanian): ventricle
Definitions
- ventricle
Ancestry of “ventricul”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ventricule | ventricle |
| 2 | Latin | ventriculus | belly; stomach; ventricle |
| 3 | Latin | -culus | Alternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-kelos | Diminutive suffix |