Where does “Zirkusdirektor” come from?
Zirkusdirektor (German) comes from German Direktor, from Spanish director, from Latin dīrector, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
Zirkusdirektor (German): ringmaster
Definitions
- ringmaster
Ancestry of “Zirkusdirektor”, step by step
Zirkusdirektor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Direktor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Direktor | principal; director |
| 2 | Spanish | director | director |
| 3 | Latin | dīrector | director, guide, overseer |
| 4 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 5 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |