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Where does “cervicodorsal” come from?

cervicodorsal (English) comes from English dorsal, from Middle English dorsal, from Medieval Latin dorsalis, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

cervicodorsal (English): Relating to the neck and the back; Any such...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the neck and the back; Any such...

Ancestry of “cervicodorsal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdorsalWith respect to, or concerning the side in which...
2Middle Englishdorsal—
3Medieval Latindorsalisof or relating to the back; dorsal; of or...
4Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
5Proto-Italicdorsom—
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