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Where does “dorsolateral” come from?

Dorsolateral comes from English lateral and Latin dorsum, both ultimately from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-, meaning to bear or support, via Proto-Italic tlātos and Latin latus.

dorsolateral (English): Of, pertaining to, or situated on both the back...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or situated on both the back...

Ancestry of “dorsolateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlateralTo the side; of or pertaining to the side;...
2Latinlaterālis—
3Latinlātus—
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “dorsolateral”

  • dorsolaterally
  • posterodorsolaterally
  • posterodorsolateral
  • rostrodorsolateral
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