Where does “dorsometacarpal” come from?

dorsometacarpal (English) comes from English dorso-, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dorsometacarpal (English): dorsal and metacarpal

Definitions

  1. dorsal and metacarpal

Ancestry of “dorsometacarpal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdorso-The back
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—
Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →Every word from Latin dorsum →Every word from English dorso- →