Etymology

uterus

u·ter·us
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Today it means: A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth. Full definition →

Latin uteru ← Proto-Indo-European *úderos
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úd
  2. Proto-Indo-European*úderos
  3. Latinuteru
  4. English todayuterus

Learned borrowing from Latin uterus.

Words from the same roots

Latinuterus all →

uterineutero-

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