Where does “sinistra” come from?

sinistra (Italian) comes from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

sinistra (Italian): left; third-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. left; third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “sinistra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
2Proto-Italicsenisteros—

Words derived from “sinistra”

Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →Every word from Latin sinister →