Etymology

femorodistal

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Today it means: distal to the thigh (or to the femur) Full definition →

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

From femoro- + distal.

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