Etymograph

English

eventration

Eventration comes from French éventrer ‘to disembowel’, from ventre ‘stomach’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wend-tri-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventrem
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400ventre‘belly’
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘belly’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘stomach’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presentéventrer‘to disembowel’
  7. French, derivedc. 1600–presentéventration
  8. Englishtodayeventration

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wend-tri-reconstructed
  2. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventrem
  3. Old Frenchc. 842–1400ventre‘belly’
  4. Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘belly’
  5. Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘stomach’
  6. French, derivedc. 1600–presentéventrer‘to disembowel’
  7. French, derivedc. 1600–presentéventration
  8. Englishtodayeventration

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-

ventricular, ventral, ventricle, venter, 4 more

Today it means

noun A tumour containing a large portion of the abdominal viscera, caused by relaxation of the walls of the abdomen.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri- / eventration

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