Where does “levorotatory” come from?

levorotatory (English) comes from English levo-, from Latin laevus, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂iwos.

levorotatory (English): That rotates the plane of polarized light to the...

Definitions

  1. That rotates the plane of polarized light to the...

Ancestry of “levorotatory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishlevo-Left; on the left; toward the left; Denoting a...
2Latinlaevusleft; on the left side; awkward, foolish; unlucky
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂iwos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂iwos →Every word from Latin laevus →Every word from English levo- →