Etymology

posteromedial

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Today it means: In the back and near the midline Full definition →

English medial ← Latin mediālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pós
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pósti
  3. Proto-Italic*posti
  4. Proto-Italic*posteros
  5. Latinposterus
  6. Latinposterior
  7. Englishpostero-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*me
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  10. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  11. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  12. Proto-Italic*meðios
  13. Latinmedius
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Latinmediālis
  17. Englishmedial
  18. English todayposteromedial

From postero- + medial.

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