vientre

/ˈbjentɾe/ · B2 · noun · m

belly

🤰 From Latin venter, belly, as in ventral and ventriloquist (a belly-speaker)

Latin venter became Spanish vientre: the e became ie, as in ventus to viento. The same root is in English ventral (on the belly side) and ventriloquist, literally one who speaks from the belly.

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