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

  1. targeting

Ancestry of “directivare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandirectivădirective
2Romaniandirectivdirective
3Frenchdirectifdirective
4Latindirectivussteering, guiding
5Latindīrigōto lay straight; arrange in lines (especially in military contexts)
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin dis-Every word from Latin calx