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Where does the word "uterus" come from? It comes from Latin uterus, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
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Where does the word "uterus" come from? It comes from Latin uterus, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).
Uterus’s story begins in Latin: uterus meant “the womb.” The womb, the organ in which offspring develop before birth. It reached English by 1600s as uterus. Latin 'womb, belly'. Today, uterus means the female reproductive organ in which offspring develop before birth.
- Stage 1 · Latin · ancient uterus "the womb", the womb, the organ in which offspring develop before birth.
- Stage 2 · English · 1600s uterus "the womb", Latin 'womb, belly'.