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Where does “lateral” come from?

lateral (Catalan) comes from Latin laterālis, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

lateral (Catalan): lateral; wingback; a casteller in the pinya, who...

Definitions

  1. lateral; wingback; a casteller in the pinya, who...

Ancestry of “lateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlaterālis—
2Latinlātus—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “lateral”

  • lateralitzar
  • unilateral
  • bilateral
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