ventre etymology

French word ventre comes from Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri-, Proto-Indo-European *wend-tri

Detailed word origin of ventre

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*wend-tri- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*wend-tri Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
venter Latin (lat) (anatomy) belly, abdomen. (anatomy) body, trunk. (anatomy) stomach. (anatomy) womb. Gluttony. Sensual lust. Unborn offspring, especially son.
ventre Old French (fro) Belly; stomach (ventral area).
ventre Middle French (frm) Belly; stomach (ventral area).
ventre French (fra) (anatomy) belly; stomach. (physics) antinode.

Words with the same origin as ventre

Descendants of *wend-tri-
ventricule vessie vésicule éventreur