Where does “dorsocarpal” come from?

dorsocarpal (English) comes from English carpal, from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

dorsocarpal (English): Pertaining to the back of the carpal

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the back of the carpal

Ancestry of “dorsocarpal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarpalAny of the eight bones of the wrist; Of or...
2Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
3Old Portuguese-al—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Portuguese -al →