# sinistrorsal

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Rising spirally from right to left (of the observer)
2. sinistrorse.

## Etymology
From Latin sinistrorsus, sinistroversus (“turned toward the left side”), from sinister (“left”) + vertere, vortere, versum, vorsum (“to turn”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sinistrorsal