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
- address
Ancestry of “endereço”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | endereçar | to address |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *indērēctiāre | — |
| 3 | Latin | dērēctiāre | to straighten |
| 4 | Latin | dērēctus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīrectus | laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines |
| 6 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 7 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 8 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 9 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |