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1 ἀριστερός
Grammatical information: adj.Meaning: `left' (Il.).Derivatives: a plant ἀριστερεών (Plin.) = περιστερεών (reshaped after this form?); s. Strömberg Pflanzennamen 153.251f.; not related to `left'?Origin: GR [a formation built with Greek elements]Etymology: With the contrast marking suffix - τερο-. One mostly assumes connection with ἄρισ-τος. - There are different opinions as to the question which side was favorable and which not; cf. Lat. sinister, OHG winister, aw. vairyastāra- `left' (old euphemism?). Chantr. Gedenkschr. Kretschmer 1, 61-9. J. Cuillandre La droite et la gauche dans les poèmes homériques. Paris 1944. - Differently, Georgacas Glotta 36 (1958) 114f.; to Av. vairyastāra-).Page in Frisk: 1,139-140Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > ἀριστερός
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left — {{11}}left (adj.) c.1200, from Kentish and northern English form of O.E. lyft weak, foolish (Cf. lyft adl lameness, paralysis, E.Fris. luf, Du. dialectal loof weak, worthless ). It emerged 13c. as opposite of right (the left being usually the… … Etymology dictionary
