Etymology

distalward

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Today it means: Having a distal orientation Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English distal
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*staējō
  9. Proto-Italic*staēō
  10. Latinstō
  11. Latindistō
  12. Latindistāns
  13. Old Frenchdistant
  14. Middle Englishdistaunt
  15. Englishdistant
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  18. Englishdistal
  19. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  20. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  21. English todaydistalward

From distal + -ward.

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