Where does “ventral” come from?

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

ventral (Spanish): ventral relating to the abdomen or stomach

Definitions

  1. ventral relating to the abdomen or stomach

Ancestry of “ventral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinventrālisventral; of or pertaining to the belly
2Latinventerbelly, abdomen; body, trunk; stomach
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwend-tri—

Words derived from “ventral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wend-tri →Every word from Latin venter →Every word from Latin ventrālis →