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Where does “codirecteur” come from?

codirecteur (French) comes from French directeur, from Latin dīrector, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

codirecteur (French): codirector, associate director

Definitions

  1. codirector, associate director

Ancestry of “codirecteur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdirecteurleading, managing; director; school principal
2Latindīrector—
3Latindīrectus—
4Latindīrigō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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