Where does “dextrolateral” come from?

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

dextrolateral (English): On the right side of, toward the animal or...

Definitions

  1. On the right side of, toward the animal or...

Ancestry of “dextrolateral”, step by step

dextrolateral traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lateral

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

via English dextro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdextroDextrorotatory
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic kaudāEvery word from Latin cauda