Etymology of the Latin word dexter
the Latin word
dexter (favorable, fortunate, portentous; favorable, fortunate, pretentious; right, on, to the right hand)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*deks-Derivations in Latin
dextro-,
dextrarius,
dexteritas,
ambidexter,
dextera,
dextraDerivations in other languages
English
dexter, English
dexterous, English
dextrous, French
destrier, French
ambidextre, Portuguese
destro, Romanian
dexter, Spanish
diestro, Spanish
dextrógiro
