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Where does “sinistre” come from?

sinistre (Romanian) comes from Romanian sinistru, from French sinistré, from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

sinistre (Romanian): nominative feminine plural of sinistru;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine plural of sinistru;...

Ancestry of “sinistre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniansinistrusinister
2Frenchsinistrédestroyed by a natural catastrophe; victim of a...
3Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
4Proto-Italicsenisteros—
Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →