Where does “dirigent” come from?

dirigent (Lower Sorbian) comes from German Dirigent, from Latin dīrigēns, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dirigent (Lower Sorbian): conductor

Definitions

conductor

Ancestry of “dirigent”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Dirigent	director, conductor, maestro, choirmaster
2	Latin	dīrigēns	directing, steering
3	Latin	dīrigō	to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
4	Latin	dis-	asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5	Latin	calceus	shoe
6	Latin	calx	limestone; chalk; the finish line
7	Ancient Greek	χάλιξ	small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dirigent”

dirigentka

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin calx →