Where does “cephalocaudal” come from?
cephalocaudal (English) comes from English caudal, from Latin caudālis, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
cephalocaudal (English): Between head and tail
Ancestry of “cephalocaudal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | caudal | Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part... |
| 2 | Latin | caudālis | — |
| 3 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “cephalocaudal”