Where does “Frühstücksdirektorin” come from?
Frühstücksdirektorin (German) comes from German Direktorin, from German Direktor, from Spanish director, from Latin dīrector, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Ancestry of “Frühstücksdirektorin”, step by step
Frühstücksdirektorin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Direktorin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Direktorin | A female director |
| 2 | German | Direktor | principal; director |
| 3 | Spanish | director | director |
| 4 | Latin | dīrector | director, guide, overseer |
| 5 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 6 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via German Frühstück
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Frühstück | breakfast |
| 2 | German | stück | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | stücke | piece |
| 4 | Old High German | stucki | crust, fragment, piece |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | stukkī | piece |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stukkiją | stump; piece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |