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Where does “dorsalis” come from?

dorsalis (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dorsalis (Medieval Latin): of or relating to the back; dorsal; of or...

Definitions

  1. of or relating to the back; dorsal; of or...

Ancestry of “dorsalis”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dorsalis”

  • dorsal
  • dorsally
  • thoracodorsal
  • mediodorsal
  • laterodorsal
  • ventrodorsal
  • middorsal
  • lumbodorsal
  • subdorsal
  • anterodorsal
  • posterodorsal
  • cervicodorsal
  • predorsal
  • caudodorsal
  • anterodorsally
  • craniodorsal
  • dorsalmost
  • rostrodorsal
  • posterodorsally
  • caudodorsally
  • dorsalization
  • mediodorsally
  • craniodorsally
  • laterodorsally
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