Where does “dorsum” come from?

Dorsum comes from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom, meaning back.

dorsum (English): The back of the tongue, used for articulating...

Definitions

  1. The back of the tongue, used for articulating...

Ancestry of “dorsum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
2Proto-Italicdorsom—

Words derived from “dorsum”

Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →Every word from Latin dorsum →
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