Where does “endereço” come from?

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

endereço (Portuguese): address

Definitions

  1. address

Ancestry of “endereço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseendereçarto address
2Vulgar Latin*indērēctiāre
3Latindērēctiāreto straighten
4Latindērēctus
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
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx