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Where does “dirigeren” come from?

dirigeren (Dutch) comes from Middle French diriger, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dirigeren (Dutch): to direct, to lead; to conduct, to musically...

Definitions

  1. to direct, to lead; to conduct, to musically...

Ancestry of “dirigeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdiriger—
2Latindīrigō—
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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