Etymology of the English word ambidextrous
the English word
ambidextroususing the English suffix
-ousderived from the Latin suffix
-osusderived from the Late Latin word
ambidexterderived from the Latin word
dexter (favorable, fortunate, portentous; favorable, fortunate, pretentious; right, on, to the right hand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deks-Usage
Word found in Modern English
