Where does “dekstrume” come from?
dekstrume (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dekstruma, from Esperanto dekstra, from Italian destro, from Latin dexter, from Proto-Italic deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.
dekstrume (Esperanto): clockwise; in a right-hand rotation
Definitions
- clockwise; in a right-hand rotation
Ancestry of “dekstrume”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | dekstruma | clockwise; of right-hand rotation; right-wing |
| 2 | Esperanto | dekstra | right |
| 3 | Italian | destro | clever, able, dexterous; right, right-hand;... |
| 4 | Latin | dexter | right (relative direction), right hand |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | deksteros | right side, direction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs(i)-tero- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs- | right |