英语词汇ventricle的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	ventricle
词源	ventricle n. late 14c., "small chamber or cavity within a bodily organ," especially of the heart, from Latin ventriculus (in reference to the heart, ventriculus cordis), literally "little belly," diminutive of venter (genitive ventris) "belly" (see ventral). Entries linking to ventricle ventral adj. 1739, from French ventral or directly from Late Latin ventralis "of or pertaining to the belly or stomach," from Latin venter (genitive ventris) "belly, paunch; stomach, appetite; womb, unborn child," from PIE wend-tri- (source also of Latin vesica "bladder," Sanskrit vastih "bladder," Old High German wanast, German wanst "paunch, belly"), perhaps from root udero- "abdomen, womb, stomach" (see uterus). updated on March 12, 2014
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ventricle n.