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

  1. indefinite plural of adresse; imperative of...

Ancestry of “adresser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåladressereto address
2Frenchadresserto direct; to address
3Old Frenchadrecierto straighten; to point in the right direction;...
4Old Frenchdrecierto stand up; to get on one's feet
5Vulgar Latindirectiare
6Latindīrectuslaid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines
7Latindīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
8Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
9Latincalceusshoe
10Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
11Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx
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