dorsomotor

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adjective

Describing dorsal motor functions

OriginEnglish motor ← Middle English motour ← Latin mōtor →
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Meanings

adjectivedorsomotor (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyDescribing dorsal motor functions

Origin

  1. Englishdorso-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  4. Proto-Italic*moweō
  5. Latinmoveō
  6. Latinmōtor
  7. Middle Englishmotour
  8. Englishmotor
  9. Englishdorsomotor

From dorso- + motor.

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Cite this entry
APA

dorsomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsomotor

MLA

“dorsomotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsomotor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dorsomotor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dorsomotor.

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