Where does “ndiretamënter” come from?
ndiretamënter (Ladin) comes from Ladin ndiret, from Ladin diret, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ndiretamënter (Ladin): indirectly
Ancestry of “ndiretamënter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ladin | ndiret | indirect |
| 2 | Ladin | diret | direct |
| 3 | Latin | dīrectus | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |