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Where does “enderezar” come from?

enderezar (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese endereçar, from Vulgar Latin *indērēctiāre, from Latin dērēctiāre, from Latin dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

enderezar (Galician): to straighten

Definitions

  1. to straighten

Ancestry of “enderezar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseendereçar—
2Vulgar Latin*indērēctiāre—
3Latindērēctiāre—
4Latindērēctus—
5Latindīrectus—
6Latindīrigō—
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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