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Where does “dextrorsum” come from?

dextrorsum (Latin) comes from Latin dextrovorsum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

dextrorsum (Latin): towards the right side, to the right

Definitions

  1. towards the right side, to the right

Ancestry of “dextrorsum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindextrovorsumAlternative form of dextrōrsum
2Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
3Latinvertō—
4Proto-Italicwertō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “dextrorsum”

  • dextrorse
  • dextrorsum
  • dextrovorsum
  • dextrorso
  • destrorso
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