英文词源
- lateral (adj.)
- early 15c., from Middle French latéral and directly from Latin lateralis "belonging to the side," from latus (genitive lateris) "side" (see oblate (n.)). As a noun, from 1630s, "a side part." As a type of pass to the side in U.S. football, it is attested from 1934. Related: Laterally.
中文词源
来自拉丁语latus,边，侧面，可能来自PIE*plat,平的，词源同plan,flat.引申词义水平的，侧面的。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：lateral 词源，lateral 含义。
词根词缀： -later-边,侧 + -al形容词词尾
