Where does “dorsoposterior” come from?
dorsoposterior (English) comes from English posterior, from Latin posterior, from Latin posterus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.
dorsoposterior (English): Having its back oriented towards the back of its...
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- Having its back oriented towards the back of its...
Ancestry of “dorsoposterior”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | posterior | Located behind, or towards the rear of an object;... |
| 2 | Latin | posterior | coming after, later; next, following; further to... |
| 3 | Latin | posterus | following, next, coming after; inferior |
| 4 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 5 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | posti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |
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