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Where does “direzionabile” come from?

direzionabile (Italian) comes from Italian direzionare, from Italian direzione, from Latin dīrectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

direzionabile (Italian): adjustable

Definitions

  1. adjustable

Ancestry of “direzionabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandirezionareto point in a particular direction
2Italiandirezionedirection, way, course; direction, management,...
3Latindīrectio—
4Latin-tiō—
5Latindissertātiō—
6Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
7Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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