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Where does “sinistro” come from?

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

sinistro (Italian): left, left-hand; sinister, grim, lurid, spooky,...

Definitions

  1. left, left-hand; sinister, grim, lurid, spooky,...

Ancestry of “sinistro”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sinistro”

  • mano sinistra
  • sinistroide
  • sinistro
  • centrosinistra
  • sinistra
  • ultrasinistra
  • centrosinistro
  • sinistre
  • sinistramente
  • sinistrare
  • sinistrosità
  • sinistra
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