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Where does “sinistro” come from?

sinistro (Portuguese) comes from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

sinistro (Portuguese): sinister; a disaster, accident or great loss

Definitions

  1. sinister; a disaster, accident or great loss

Ancestry of “sinistro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
2Proto-Italicsenisteros—

Words derived from “sinistro”

  • sinistramente
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