Etymology

sinistrin

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Today it means: A slimy polysaccharide extracted from squill. Full definition →

Latin sinister
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsinister“left”
  2. English todaysinistrin

Latin sinister (“left”), because it is levorotatory.

Words from the same roots

Latinsinister all →

sinistersinistro-

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