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Where does “centrodestra” come from?

centrodestra (Italian) comes from Italian destra, from Latin dextra, from Proto-Italic deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

centrodestra (Italian): center-right

Definitions

  1. center-right

Ancestry of “centrodestra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandestraright
2Latindextrafeminine nominative singular of dexter; feminine...
3Proto-Italicdeksteros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs(i)-tero-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
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