“Sinister” is the almost exact translation in Latin for “left.” The left hand or side is associated with weakness, evil and the feminine.
Gauche is French for “right” and is related the words gawky and to gawk.
Navelo is Russian for left. Navelo also means surreptitious.
Mancino, Italian for left, also means deceitful.
The etymology of the world left is lyft, Anglo-Saxon for weak or worthless.
What is a left –handed compliment but one whose real meaning is disguised?
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