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Where does “schnester” come from?

schnester (Romansch) comes from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

schnester (Romansch): left

Definitions

  1. left

Ancestry of “schnester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
2Proto-Italicsenisteros—
Every word from Proto-Italic senisteros →