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Where does “dextrorso” come from?

dextrorso (Spanish) comes from Latin dextrorsum, from Latin dextrovorsum, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

dextrorso (Spanish): clockwise, deasil

Definitions

  1. clockwise, deasil

Ancestry of “dextrorso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindextrorsumtowards the right side, to the right
2LatindextrovorsumAlternative form of dextrōrsum
3Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
4Latinvertō—
5Proto-Italicwertō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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