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Where does “dorso” come from?

dorso (Portuguese) comes from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.

dorso (Portuguese): back; spine

Definitions

  1. back; spine

Ancestry of “dorso”, step by step

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