Etymology of the English word dextrin
the English word
dextrinusing the English prefix
dextro-derived from the Latin prefix
dextro-derived 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-Date
The earliest known usage of dextrin in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
