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Where does “dorsal” come from?

dorsal (French) comes from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dorsal (French): dorsal

Definitions

  1. dorsal

Ancestry of “dorsal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
2Proto-Italicdorsom—

Words derived from “dorsal”

  • prédorsal
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