Where does “dorsonuchal” come from?

dorsonuchal (English) comes from English nuchal, from Medieval Latin nuchālis, from Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع — spinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord.

dorsonuchal (English): Relating to the back and to the back of the neck

Definitions

  1. Relating to the back and to the back of the neck

Ancestry of “dorsonuchal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnuchalThe back of the neck; Short for nuchal...
2Medieval Latinnuchālis—
3Latinnuchanape
4Arabicنُخَاعspinal marrow; bone marrow; spinal cord
Every word from Arabic نُخَاع →Every word from Latin nucha →Every word from Medieval Latin nuchālis →