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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

  1. left; sinister; left-hand side of the shield

Ancestry of “senestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchsenestreleft
2Old Frenchsenestreleft
3Latinsinexter—
4Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
5Proto-Italicsenisteros—
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