Etymology

ventriculus

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Today it means: A digestive cavity such as a gizzard or stomach. Full definition →

Latin ventriculus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromventriculus“the belly”
  2. English todayventriculus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin ventriculus (“the belly”), diminutive of venter (“the belly”). Doublet of ventricle.

Words from the same roots

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ventricle

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