Etymograph

English

rectouterine

From recto- + uterine.

Formed from recto- + uterine

Latin rectum

English recto-

Proto-Indo-European *úd ‘out, outward’

Proto-Indo-European *úderos ‘abdomen, stomach’

Latin uterus ‘womb’

Latin uterinus ‘pertaining to the womb’

Middle French utérin

English uterine

Today it means

adj Located between the rectum and uterus.

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

Etymograph / rectouterine