English
anterodorsal
From antero- + dorsal.
Proto-Italic *dorsom
Latin dorsum ‘the back’
Medieval Latin dorsālis ‘of or relating to the back’
Middle English dorsal/dorsale
English dorsal
Today it means
adj in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / anterodorsal