Where does “posterodorsomedian” come from?
posterodorsomedian (English) comes from English dorsomedian, from English Median, from Middle French median, from Latin mediānus, from Latin medius, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos — to put, to place; to locate.
Ancestry of “posterodorsomedian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dorsomedian | Synonym of dorsomedial |
| 2 | English | Median | Relating to Media or Medes; Of laws, rules etc.:... |
| 3 | Middle French | median | — |
| 4 | Latin | mediānus | middle, central |
| 5 | Latin | medius | middle; half; moderate |
| 6 | Latin | locus | place, spot; a passage of literature; "in the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | stlocus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | stlokos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | stel- | to put, to place; to locate |