Where does “dirigentka” come from?
dirigentka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian dirigent, 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.
dirigentka (Lower Sorbian): female conductor
Ancestry of “dirigentka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lower Sorbian | dirigent | conductor |
| 2 | German | Dirigent | director, conductor, maestro, choirmaster |
| 3 | Latin | dīrigēns | — |
| 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 |