Where does “esquerre” come from?

esquerre (Catalan) comes from Basque ezker — left-handed; left; left, left-wing.

esquerre (Catalan): left; the opposite of right; on or in the...

Definitions

  1. left; the opposite of right; on or in the...

Ancestry of “esquerre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueezkerleft-handed; left; left, left-wing

Words derived from “esquerre

Every word from Basque ezker
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