Where does “sinistrodextrally” come from?

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

sinistrodextrally (English): In a sinistrodextral manner

Definitions

  1. In a sinistrodextral manner

Ancestry of “sinistrodextrally”, step by step

sinistrodextrally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sinistrodextral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsinistrodextralMoving or directed from the left to the right
2Englishsinistro-Left; on the left; toward the left
3Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
4Proto-Italicsenisteros—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →Every word from Latin sinister →Every word from English sinistro- →