Where does “indirizza” come from?

indirizza (Maltese) comes from Italian indirizzare, from Vulgar Latin indirectiare, from Vulgar Latin directiare, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

indirizza (Maltese): to address

Definitions

  1. to address

Ancestry of “indirizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianindirizzareto address
2Vulgar Latinindirectiare
3Vulgar Latindirectiare
4Latindīrectuslaid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines
5Latindīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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