Where does “dextrorsely” come from?
dextrorsely (English) comes from English dextrorse, from Latin dextrorsum, from Latin dextrovorsum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
dextrorsely (English): In a dextrorse manner
Definitions
- In a dextrorse manner
Ancestry of “dextrorsely”, step by step
dextrorsely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dextrorse
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dextrorse | Turning from the left to the right, in the... |
| 2 | Latin | dextrorsum | towards the right side, to the right |
| 3 | Latin | dextrovorsum | Alternative form of dextrōrsum |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |