Where does “sinistroversus” come from?

sinistroversus (Latin) comes from Latin vertere, from Latin verto, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

sinistroversus (Latin): turned toward the left side

Definitions

  1. turned toward the left side

Ancestry of “sinistroversus”, step by step

sinistroversus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin vertere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvertereinflection of vertō: ## third-person plural...
2LatinvertoI turn, revolve; I turn around; I reverse
3Proto-Italicwertōto turn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latin vorsum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvorsumtoward
2Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true

via Latin versum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinversumsupine of vertō; supine of verrō; nominative...
2Latinvorto—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Italic wertō →