distalmost

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adjective

Most distal (furthest from the origin).

OriginMiddle English [Term?]influ. ← English distal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivedistalmost (not comparable)
  1. not comparableMost distal (furthest from the origin).

Origin

  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. Middle English[Term?]influ.
  20. Englishdistalmost

From distal + -most.

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APA

distalmost. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distalmost

MLA

“distalmost.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distalmost. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “distalmost,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/distalmost.

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