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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”

  • sinistrad
  • sinistrin
  • sinistroversion
  • sinistrorsal
  • sinistromanual
  • sinistrorotatory
  • sinistrogyre
  • sinistrodextral
  • sinistro-
  • mano sinistra
  • sinistroposterior
  • sinistroventral
  • sinistro
  • sinistra
  • sinistroversus
  • sinistrorsus
  • siniestro
  • sinestro
  • sinistro
  • centrosinistra
  • sinistra
  • ultrasinistra
  • centrosinistro
  • sinistramente
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