Where does “S-” come from?

S- (Translingual) comes from Latin sinister, from Proto-Italic senisteros.

S- (Translingual): one of two mirror-image forms of a stereocentre,...

Definitions

  1. one of two mirror-image forms of a stereocentre,...

Ancestry of “S-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsinisterleft; perverse, bad; or adverse, hostile;...
2Proto-Italicsenisteros

Words derived from “S-

Every word from Proto-Italic senisterosEvery word from Latin sinister
S- — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer