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Where does “sinistro” come from?

sinistro (Latin) comes from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

sinistro (Latin): dative masculine singular of sinister; dative...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of sinister; dative...

Ancestry of “sinistro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
2Proto-Italicsenisteros—
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