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;...
2LatinlaterālisOf or belonging to the side; lateral
3Latinlātuswide, broad
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “dorsolateral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →