Where does “dorsal” come from?

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

dorsal (Spanish): dorsal; ridge

Definitions

  1. dorsal; ridge

Ancestry of “dorsal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindorsalisdorsal; of or pertaining to the back
2Latindorsumback, part of the body between the neck and...
3Proto-Italicdorsom—

Words derived from “dorsal”

Every word from Proto-Italic dorsom →Every word from Latin dorsum →Every word from Latin dorsalis →