Where does “basolateral” come from?

Basolateral combines English basal with lateral, which derives from Latin lateralis, from Latin latus, from Proto-Italic tlātos, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂tós, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-.

basolateral (English): Of or pertaining to the base and side of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the base and side of...

Ancestry of “basolateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlateralTo the side; of or pertaining to the side;...
2LatinlaterālisOf or belonging to the side; lateral
3Latinlātuswide, broad
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂

Words derived from “basolateral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂
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