Where does “mediocarpal” come from?

mediocarpal (English) comes from English carpal, from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

mediocarpal (English): In the middle of the carpal region

Definitions

  1. In the middle of the carpal region

Ancestry of “mediocarpal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarpalAny of the eight bones of the wrist; Of or...
2Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
3Old Portuguese-al—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Portuguese -al →