Where does “dextra” come from?

dextra (Ido) comes 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.

dextra (Ido): right

Definitions

  1. right

Ancestry of “dextra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodekstraright
2Italiandestroclever, able, dexterous; right, right-hand;...
3Latindexterright (relative direction), right hand
4Proto-Italicdeksterosright side, direction
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs(i)-tero-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero- →Every word from Proto-Italic deksteros →
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