Where does “dirige” come from?
dirige (Italian) comes from Italian dirigere, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
dirige (Italian): third-person singular present of dirigere
Definitions
- third-person singular present of dirigere
Ancestry of “dirige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | dirigere | to address; to run, manage or direct; to lead |
| 2 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 3 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 4 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 5 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |