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Where does “rostrocaudal” come from?

rostrocaudal (English) comes from English caudal, from Latin caudālis, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

rostrocaudal (English): Between head and tail

Definitions

  1. Between head and tail

Ancestry of “rostrocaudal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcaudalPertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part...
2Latincaudālis—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “rostrocaudal”

  • rostrocaudally
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