Where does “dextra” come from?

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

dextra (Latin): feminine nominative singular of dexter; feminine...

Definitions

  1. feminine nominative singular of dexter; feminine...

Ancestry of “dextra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicdeksterosright side, direction
2Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs(i)-tero-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right

Words derived from “dextra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero- →Every word from Proto-Italic deksteros →