Where does “dorsal” come from?
dorsal (Spanish) comes from Latin dorsalis, from Latin dorsum, from Proto-Italic dorsom.
dorsal (Spanish): dorsal; ridge
Ancestry of “dorsal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | dorsalis | dorsal; of or pertaining to the back |
| 2 | Latin | dorsum | back, part of the body between the neck and... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | dorsom | — |