Where does “dorsiflexion” come from?
Dorsiflexion comes from English dorsi- and flexion, where flexion derives from Latin flexio, from Latin flecto, from Proto-Italic flektō.
dorsiflexion (English): Flexion in the dorsal direction
Definitions
- Flexion in the dorsal direction
Ancestry of “dorsiflexion”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flexion | The act of bending a joint, especially a bone... |
| 2 | Latin | flexio | a bending, swaying, turning, winding; a bend,... |
| 3 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 4 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 5 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 6 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |