Where does “dorsoposteriorly” come from?
dorsoposteriorly (English) comes from English dorsoposterior, from English posterior, from Latin posterior, from Latin posterus, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.
dorsoposteriorly (English): In a dorsoposterior fashion
Definitions
- In a dorsoposterior fashion
Ancestry of “dorsoposteriorly”, step by step
dorsoposteriorly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dorsoposterior
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dorsoposterior | Having its back oriented towards the back of its... |
| 2 | English | posterior | Located behind, or towards the rear of an object;... |
| 3 | Latin | posterior | coming after, later; next, following; further to... |
| 4 | Latin | posterus | following, next, coming after; inferior |
| 5 | Latin | post | behind; after, since, besides, except; behind,... |
| 6 | Latin | poste | ablative singular of postis |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | posti | behind, after |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pósti | after |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pós | afterwards, post; by, at |