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Where does “sinistre” come from?

sinistre (Catalan) comes from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

sinistre (Catalan): left; sinister; disaster, accident

Definitions

  1. left; sinister; disaster, accident

Ancestry of “sinistre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
2Proto-Italicsenisteros—

Words derived from “sinistre”

  • sinistra
Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →