Where does “drecëur” come from?

drecëur (Old French) comes from Old French drecier, from Vulgar Latin directiare, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

drecëur (Old French): dresser, large item of furniture

Definitions

  1. dresser, large item of furniture

Ancestry of “drecëur”, step by step

drecëur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French drecier

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

via Old French eür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrencheürAlternative form of eur
2Latinauguriumaugury; divination, prediction; omen, portent
3Latinauguraugur (priest, diviner, or soothsayer, one who foretold the future in part by interpreting the song and flight of birds)
4Latvianaugoslocative plural form of augs; locative plural...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-

Words derived from “drecëur

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx