Where does “senestre” come from?

senestre (Middle French) comes from Old French senestre, from Latin sinexter, from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

senestre (Middle French): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “senestre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsenestreleft
2Latinsinexter—
3Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
4Proto-Italicsenisteros—

Words derived from “senestre”

Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →Every word from Latin sinister →Every word from Latin sinexter →