Where does “sinistrorsal” come from?
sinistrorsal (English) comes from Latin sinistrorsus, 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.
sinistrorsal (English): Rising spirally from right to left (of the observer)
Definitions
- Rising spirally from right to left (of the observer)
Ancestry of “sinistrorsal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | sinistrorsus | towards the left |
| 2 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 3 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |