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Where does “destre” come from?

destre (Tarantino) comes from Latin dexter, from Proto-Italic deksteros, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs(i)-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European deḱs- — right.

destre (Tarantino): right

Definitions

  1. right

Ancestry of “destre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindexterright , right hand; skillful; fortunate,...
2Proto-Italicdeksteros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs(i)-tero-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱs-right
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