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Where does “dextrer” come from?

dextrer (English) comes from Old French destrier, from Latin dextrarius, from Latin dexter, from Proto-Italic deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

dextrer (English): A warhorse; a destrer

Definitions

  1. A warhorse; a destrer

Ancestry of “dextrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdestrier—
2Latindextrarius—
3Latindexterright , right hand; skillful; fortunate,...
4Proto-Italicdeksteros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs(i)-tero-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
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