Dextral
/ˈdɛkstrəl/noun
Relating to the right side, or right-handed.
Did you know?In ancient Roman and later European symbolism, the right side was often treated as favorable or auspicious, and that prestige is baked into the old root behind dextral.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deḱs-
“right, on the right side”
Latin
Latin
dexter
“right-hand; favorable, skillful”
Late Latin
Latin
dextra
“right hand”
Middle English
English
dextra(l)
“right-handed; on the right side”
Modern English
English
dextral
“right-sided; right-handed”