Where does “dirige” come from?

dirige (Latin) comes from Latin dirigo, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

dirige (Latin): second-person singular present active imperative...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular present active imperative...

Ancestry of “dirige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatindirigoI lay straight; arrange in lines; I direct,...
2LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
3Proto-Italicregō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “dirige”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →