Where does “sirkustirehtööri” come from?
sirkustirehtööri (Finnish) comes from Finnish tirehtööri, from Swedish direktör, from Ottoman Turkish دیركتور, from French directeur, from Latin dīrector, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
sirkustirehtööri (Finnish): ringmaster; circus director
Definitions
- ringmaster; circus director
Ancestry of “sirkustirehtööri”, step by step
sirkustirehtööri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tirehtööri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tirehtööri | ringmaster |
| 2 | Swedish | direktör | a manager; boss or leader of a company; a... |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | دیركتور | — |
| 4 | French | directeur | leading, managing; director; school principal |
| 5 | Latin | dīrector | director, guide, overseer |
| 6 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 7 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |