Where does “dextrum” come from?

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

dextrum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of dexter; accusative...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of dexter; accusative...

Ancestry of “dextrum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dextrum”

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