English
ventral
Ventral comes from Latin venter ‘belly, abdomen’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wend-tri-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventer‘belly, abdomen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEventrālis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentventral
- Englishearliest quotation 2026same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wend-tri-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventer‘belly, abdomen’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEventrālis
- Frenchc. 1600–presentventral
- Englishearliest quotation 2026same form
Earliest quotation: 2026, V. S. Wadia, C. M. Reed: “Mental imagery allows us to remember previous experiences and…”
Equivalent to ventr- + -al
Linked words
through Latin venter ‘belly, abdomen’
Today it means
adj Related to the abdomen or stomach.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri- / ventral