LatinSinisterDexterOn the left-hand sideOn the right hand side (dextrous) For a more complete list and lots of comments from visitors see theLeft handed language pageon the Anything Left Handed website. If you have any more words to add to this list or can help further with origins / me...
The Latin word for left,sinister, also means unlucky, evil, and suspicious. The French word for left,gauche, also means clumsy. A left-handed compliment is an insult. It is believed that all polar bears are left-handed. A left-handed baseball pitcher is called a southpaw. (And no, ther...
Latin: sinister Latvian: kreiss Lithuanian: kairioji Luxembourgish: lénks Lü: Macedonian: лев (lev) Malay: kiri (ms) Maltese: xellug m Maori: mauii Mi'kmaq: inaganeq Mongolian: зүүн (mn) (züün) Neapolitan: sinisto Norwegian: venstre (no) Ojibwe...
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But the Latin word for left is “sinistra”, the English word “sinister” comes from this word. Sinister means “evil (very bad). ··· In old English, the word for left means“weak”. That isn't much of an improvement over “evil””拉丁语“dexter”的意思是“正确的”,英语单词“o...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook Thesaurus Idioms ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Adj.1.left-of-center- believing in or supporting tenets of the political left ...
‘left’ is a reminder that historically the left-hand side of the body has been superstitiously regarded as of ill omen. To call it ‘friendly’ (a usage which survives in Swedishvänsterand Danishvenstre‘left’) was an attempt to placate the evil forces of the left. (Latinsinister‘...
(2)___They developed an earlier study that divided individuals into "contact" and "non-contact" cultures. Contact cultures-southern European, Latin American and Arabian-engaged in more touching and stood closer during conversation than non-contact cultures in northern Europe, North America and ...
‘left’ is a reminder that historically the left-hand side of the body has been superstitiously regarded as of ill omen. To call it ‘friendly’ (a usage which survives in Swedishvänsterand Danishvenstre‘left’) was an attempt to placate the evil forces of the left. (Latinsinister‘...
In English, the word“right" also means “correct" or “proper". The word “sinister(邪恶的)" came from a Latin word meaning "on the left side". In many countries like Arab countries,naturally left-handed kids are still made to use their right hands to write and draw,while kids in ...