Where does “dressor” come from?

dressor (Middle English) comes from Old French drecëure, from Middle English dressen, from Old French drecier, from Vulgar Latin directiare, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “dressor”, step by step

dressor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French drecëure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdrecëure
2Middle EnglishdressenTo direct or aim oneself
3Old Frenchdrecierto stand up; to get on one's feet
4Vulgar Latindirectiare
5Latindīrectuslaid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines
6Latindīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Old French drecëur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdrecëurdresser, large item of furniture
2Old FrencheürAlternative form of eur
3Latinauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
4Latinauguraugur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds)
5Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx