Where does “senestre” come from?
senestre (French) comes from Middle French senestre, from Old French senestre, from Latin sinexter, from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.
senestre (French): left; sinister; left-hand side of the shield
Definitions
- left; sinister; left-hand side of the shield
Ancestry of “senestre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | senestre | left |
| 2 | Old French | senestre | left |
| 3 | Latin | sinexter | — |
| 4 | Latin | sinister | left; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | senisteros | — |