Where does “dekstra” come from?
dekstra (Esperanto) comes from Italian destro, from Latin dexter, from Proto-Italic deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.
dekstra (Esperanto): right
Ancestry of “dekstra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | destro | clever, able, dexterous; right, right-hand;... |
| 2 | Latin | dexter | right , right hand; skillful; fortunate,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | deksteros | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs(i)-tero- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs- | right |
Words derived from “dekstra”