English
ventriculus
Ventriculus comes from Latin ventriculus ‘the belly’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wend-tri-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventer‘the belly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEventriculus‘the belly’diminutive of venter
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wend-tri-reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEventer‘the belly’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEventriculus‘the belly’diminutive of venter
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Latin venter ‘the belly’
Today it means
noun A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri- / ventriculus