Where does “Direktor” come from?
Direktor (German) comes from Spanish director, 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.
Direktor (German): principal; director
Ancestry of “Direktor”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | director | director; conductor; principal , headmaster |
| 2 | Latin | dīrector | — |
| 3 | Latin | dīrectus | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
Words derived from “Direktor”