distalward

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adjective

Having a distal orientation

OriginProto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English distal →
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Meanings

adjectivedistalward (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a distal orientation
adverbdistalward (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a distal direction

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. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  20. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  21. Englishdistalward

From distal + -ward.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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