Where does “dorsale” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dorsale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latindorsalisof or relating to the back; dorsal; of or...
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—
Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →Every word from Latin dorsum →Every word from Medieval Latin dorsalis →