Where does “directivare” come from?
directivare (Romanian) comes from Romanian directivă, from Romanian directiv, from French directif, from Latin directivus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
directivare (Romanian): targeting
Definitions
- targeting
Ancestry of “directivare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | directivă | directive |
| 2 | Romanian | directiv | directive |
| 3 | French | directif | directive |
| 4 | Latin | directivus | steering, guiding |
| 5 | Latin | dīrigō | to lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts) |
| 6 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 7 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 8 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |