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Where does “vicedirettore” come from?

vicedirettore (Italian) comes from Italian direttore, from Late Latin director, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

vicedirettore (Italian): deputy manager, editor or headmaster; assistant...

Definitions

  1. deputy manager, editor or headmaster; assistant...

Ancestry of “vicedirettore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandirettoremanager, director; editor; conductor
2Late Latindirector—
3Latindīrectus—
4Latindīrigō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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