Where does “sestra” come from?
sestra (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese sẽestra, from Latin sinistra, from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.
sestra (Portuguese): the left hand or foot; female equivalent of...
Definitions
- the left hand or foot; female equivalent of...
Ancestry of “sestra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | sẽestra | — |
| 2 | Latin | sinistra | nominative feminine singular of sinister;... |
| 3 | Latin | sinister | left; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | senisteros | — |