posterodistal

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adjective

away from, and behind (the main part)

OriginEnglish distal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English distaunt →
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Meanings

adjectiveposterodistal (not comparable)

alternative postero-distal

  1. not comparableanatomyaway from, and behind (the main part)

Origin

  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*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*sth₂éh₁yeti
  15. Proto-Italic*staējō
  16. Proto-Italic*staēō
  17. Latinstō
  18. Latindistō
  19. Latindistāns
  20. Old Frenchdistant
  21. Middle Englishdistaunt
  22. Englishdistant
  23. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  25. Englishdistal
  26. Englishposterodistal

From postero- + distal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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