Etymology

laterodistal

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Today it means: At the side and away from the body Full definition →

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

From latero- + distal.

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