Where does “sinistrodextral” come from?

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

sinistrodextral (English): Moving or directed from the left to the right

Definitions

  1. Moving or directed from the left to the right

Ancestry of “sinistrodextral”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsinistro-Left; on the left; toward the left
2Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
3Proto-Italicsenisteros—

Words derived from “sinistrodextral”

Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →Every word from Latin sinister →Every word from English sinistro- →