Where does “sinistre” come from?

sinistre (Middle English) comes from Old French sinistra, from Latin sinestra — left hand.

sinistre (Middle English): unlucky

Definitions

  1. unlucky

Ancestry of “sinistre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsinistraleft
2Latinsinestraleft hand

Words derived from “sinistre”

Every word from Latin sinestra →Every word from Old French sinistra →