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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It’s where the word sinister comes from. In Latin it just means left, left hand side. Then in Medieval times the right got positive associations and the left negative which lead to left is bad then to evil. Hence sinister means evil. And why left handedness became associated with the devil.

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, that's an interesting bit of information. Thank you!