Word: dorsoventrally
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: dor
so
ven
tral
ly
Definition: In a dorsoventral manner; extending from the back to the belly
Morphemes:
Affix: dorso-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: The back; the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dorsum
Language: la
Decoded: dorsum
Meaning: back
Affix: ventral
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Related to the abdomen or stomach.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: vent
Language: en
Decoded: vent
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The excretory opening of lower orders of vertebrates; animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
Affix: -er
Language: en
Decoded: -er
Meaning: agent noun
Affix: -ālis
Language: la
Decoded: -alis
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.