Where does “dorsaal” come from?

dorsaal (Dutch) comes from French dorsal, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dorsaal (Dutch): dorsal

Definitions

  1. dorsal

Ancestry of “dorsaal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdorsaldorsal
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—
Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →Every word from Latin dorsum →Every word from French dorsal →