LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adverb

dexterē

dexterē (not comparable)

Meaning

  1. not comparableskilfully, dexterously

dextĕre and dextrē,
I. adv., dexterously, skilfully: dextre obeundo officia, Liv. 1, 34 fin.—Comp.: nemo dexterius fortunā est usus, Hor. S. 1, 9, 45.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
  2. Latindexterē

Proto-Indo-European *deḱs-terósder. Proto-Italic *deksteros Latin dexter Latin -ē Latin dexterē From dexter + -ē.

Quick answers

What does dexterē mean in Latin?
dexterē, a adverb, means “skilfully, dexterously”.
Where does dexterē come from?
Proto-Indo-European *déḱs → Latin dexterē.