Where does “адресный” come from?
адресный (Russian) comes from Russian а́дрес, from Polish adres, from French adresse, from English address, from Middle English adressen, from Middle English dressen, from Old French drecier, from Vulgar Latin directiare — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
адресный (Russian): address; selective, targeted
Definitions
- address; selective, targeted
Ancestry of “адресный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | а́дрес | — |
| 2 | Polish | adres | address |
| 3 | French | adresse | address; skill, adroitness; first-person singular... |
| 4 | English | address | "Direction."; "Preparation."; To prepare oneself |
| 5 | Middle English | adressen | to raise erect, adorn |
| 6 | Middle English | dressen | — |
| 7 | Old French | drecier | to stand up; to get on one's feet |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | directiare | — |
| 9 | Latin | dīrectus | — |
| 10 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 11 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 12 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 13 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 14 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |