Where does “sinister” come from?

sinister (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic senisteros.

sinister (Latin): left; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...

Definitions

  1. left; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...

Ancestry of “sinister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsenisteros

Words derived from “sinister

Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros