English

holodorsal

From holo- + dorsal.

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- ‘whole’

Proto-Indo-European *solh₂wós

Ancient Greek ὅλος ‘whole, entire’

English holo-

Proto-Italic *dorsom

Latin dorsum ‘the back’

Medieval Latin dorsālis ‘of or relating to the back’

Middle English dorsal/dorsale

Today it means

adj Covering all the back

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / holodorsal