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Where does “dorso-” come from?
dorso- (English) comes from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
dorso-
(English): The back
Definitions
The back
Ancestry of “dorso-”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
dorsum
back, part of the body between the neck and...
2
Proto-Italic
dorsom
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Words derived from “dorso-”
dorsolateral
dorsomedial
dorsoventral
dorsoventrally
dorsolaterally
dorsopalmar
dorsoplantar
dorsomedially
dorsoulnar
dorsocaudal
dorsocentral
dorsomedian
dorsocervical
dorsoposterior
dorsocranial
dorsoapical
dorsosacral
dorsofrontal
dorsocaudally
dorsoproximal
dorsotemporal
dorsobasal
dorsoposteriorly
dorsodistal
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