Dextro
/ˈdɛk.stroʊ/noun
A combining form meaning right or on the right side; used in scientific and technical terms.
Did you know?Its root is the same one behind Latin *dexter* and English *dexterity*, and in Roman culture the right side was often read as the lucky, auspicious side.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deḱs-
“right hand; right side”
Latin
Latin
dexter
“right, on the right side; favorable, skillful”
Late Latin
Latin
dextro-
“combining form meaning right-hand, right side”
English
English
dextro-
“combining form used in scientific and technical terms for right-handedness or right-side orientation”
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