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Where does “deḱsi-tero-s” come from?

deḱsi-tero-s (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

Ancestry of “deḱsi-tero-s”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right

Words derived from “deḱsi-tero-s”

  • dexterity
  • dexterous
  • dexterously
  • dextrose
  • dexter
  • dextromethorphan
  • dextroamphetamine
  • destrier
  • ambidexterity
  • dextrocardia
  • dextrorotatory
  • dextropropoxyphene
  • ambidexter
  • polydextrose
  • dextrorotation
  • dexterousness
  • dextroversion
  • dextrothyroxine
  • dextrad
  • dextrogyrate
  • dextromoramide
  • dextroglucose
  • indexterity
  • dextrorse
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