Where does “dirige” come from?
dirige (English) comes from Middle English dirige, from Latin dirige, from Latin dirigo, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
dirige (English): A Roman Catholic service for the dead, being the...
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- A Roman Catholic service for the dead, being the...
Ancestry of “dirige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | dirige | The portion of a Christian remembrance service... |
| 2 | Latin | dirige | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Latin | dirigo | I lay straight; arrange in lines; I direct,... |
| 4 | Latin | rego | I rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |