Where does “adresser” come from?
adresser (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål adressere, from French adresser, from Old French adrecier, from Old French drecier, from Vulgar Latin directiare, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis- — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
adresser (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of adresse; imperative of...
Definitions
- indefinite plural of adresse; imperative of...
Ancestry of “adresser”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | adressere | to address |
| 2 | French | adresser | to direct; to address |
| 3 | Old French | adrecier | to straighten; to point in the right direction;... |
| 4 | Old French | drecier | to stand up; to get on one's feet |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | directiare | — |
| 6 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 7 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |