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Where does “endereçar” come from?

endereçar (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin *indērēctiāre, from Latin dērēctiāre, from Latin dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “endereçar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*indērēctiāre—
2Latindērēctiāre—
3Latindērēctus—
4Latindīrectus—
5Latindīrigō—
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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