Where does “sinister” come from?

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

sinister (Dutch): sinister

Definitions

  1. sinister

Ancestry of “sinister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
2Proto-Italicsenisteros—
Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →Every word from Latin sinister →
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