Where does “ipsilateral” come from?

Ipsilateral comes from English lateral, from Latin ipse and Latin latus meaning side, from Proto-Italic tlātos, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥h₂tós, from the root telh₂-.

ipsilateral (English): On the same side of the body

Definitions

  1. On the same side of the body

Ancestry of “ipsilateral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlateralTo the side; of or pertaining to the side;...
2LatinlaterālisOf or belonging to the side; lateral
3Latinlātuswide, broad
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “ipsilateral”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →
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