Where does “dextre” come from?
dextre (Middle French) comes from Latin dexter, from Proto-Italic deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.
dextre (Middle French): right; on the right-hand side
Definitions
- right; on the right-hand side
Ancestry of “dextre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | dexter | right , right hand; skillful; fortunate,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | deksteros | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs(i)-tero- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱs- | right |
Words derived from “dextre”