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
Ancestry of “dextra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | dekstra | right |
| 2 | Italian | destro | clever, able, dexterous; right, right-hand;... |
| 3 | Latin | dexter | right , right hand; skillful; fortunate,... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | deksteros | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs(i)-tero- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs- | right |