"turning or turned to the right," 1866, from Greek dexios "on the right hand" (from PIE root *deks- "right, opposite of left") + Latinized form of Greek tropikos "belonging to a turning," from tropos "a turning, way, manner," from trepein "to turn" (from PIE root *trep- "to turn").
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