Where does “lateral” come from?

lateral (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin laterālis, from Latin lātus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

Ancestry of “lateral”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	laterālis	—
2	Latin	lātus	—
3	Latin	cauda	A tail
4	Proto-Italic	kaudā	tail
5	Proto-Indo-European	keh₂udeh₂	—

Words derived from “lateral”

bilateral

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →

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