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Where does “sinistro-” come from?

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

sinistro- (English): Left; on the left; toward the left

Definitions

  1. Left; on the left; toward the left

Ancestry of “sinistro-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sinistro-”

  • sinistroversion
  • sinistromanual
  • sinistrodextral
  • sinistrorotatory
  • sinistrogyre
  • sinistroposterior
  • sinistroventral
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