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Where does “ventrodorsal” come from?

ventrodorsal (English) comes from English dorsal, from Middle English dorsal, from Medieval Latin dorsalis, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

ventrodorsal (English): dorsoventral

Definitions

  1. dorsoventral

Ancestry of “ventrodorsal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdorsalWith respect to, or concerning the side in which...
2Middle Englishdorsal—
3Medieval Latindorsalisof or relating to the back; dorsal; of or...
4Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
5Proto-Italicdorsom—

Words derived from “ventrodorsal”

  • ventrodorsally
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