Where does “sinistra” come from?
sinistra (Catalan) comes from Catalan sinistre, from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.
sinistra (Catalan): left hand; feminine singular of sinistre
Definitions
- left hand; feminine singular of sinistre
Ancestry of “sinistra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | sinistre | left; sinister; disaster, accident |
| 2 | Latin | sinister | left; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | senisteros | — |