dexter
Latin
adj
Definitions
- right (relative direction), right hand
- skillful
- fortunate, favorable
- proper, fitting
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Italic *deksteros derived from Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)-tero-, *deḱs- (right).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*deḱs-
Gloss
right
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
右
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ambidextrous English
- ambidextrously English
- ambidextrousness English
- amby English
- dexter English
- dexterous English
- dexterously English
- dexterousness English
- dexterwise English
- dextrose English
- dexteritas Latin
- dextrum Latin
- dextrum, dexter Latin
- addestrare Italian
- centrodestro Italian
- destramente Italian
- destreggiare Italian
- destrezza Italian
- destro Italian
- maldestro Italian
- adiestrar Spanish, Castilian
- destreza Spanish, Castilian
- destrísimo Spanish, Castilian
- diestramente Spanish, Castilian
- diestro Spanish, Castilian
- δεξιός Ancient Greek
- *deḱs(i)-tero- Proto-Indo-European
- *deḱs- Proto-Indo-European
- *déḱsinos Proto-Indo-European
- *tehswô Proto-Germanic
- दक्षिण Sanskrit
- dekstra Esperanto
- dekstre Esperanto
- dekstren Esperanto
- maldekstre Esperanto
- maldekstren Esperanto
- दक्षिण Hindi
- दाहिना Hindi
- ทักษิณ Thai
- daksina Indonesian
- దక్షిణ అమెరికా Telugu
- దక్షిణ చైనా సముద్రము Telugu
- దక్షిణ మహాసముద్రము Telugu
- దక్షిణాయనము Telugu
- dextérité Middle French
- dakkhiṇa Pali
- દક્ષિણ Gujarati
- *dáćšinas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *deksteros Proto-Italic
- दक्षिण Marathi
- dešinė Lithuanian
- *dáṭṣinas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- دکھن Urdu
- 𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺𑀡 Sauraseni Prakrit
- 𑀤𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀡 Sauraseni Prakrit
- daksina Javanese
- duksina Javanese
- *teṉ Proto-Dravidian
- drã́č̣ụi Kalasha
- dangsina Toba Batak
- daksina Karo Batak