In time for Halloween…

I found this on another site:

[quote][b] Fun fact! The word sinister comes from the Latin word, sinistra, which means left, as it was generally considered evil to be left-handed. Sorry, 10% of the world’s population. 🤷🏻‍♀️)[/b][/quote]

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craig7 · 70-79, M

Yes,I recall learning the Latin origin of "sinister" at school - though of course the teacher did not mention anything of the ancient belief about left-handedness,as a number of my fellow students were left-handed writers.