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Where does “директриса” come from?

директриса (Russian) comes from French directrice — female equivalent of directeur.

директриса (Russian): female director; headmistress; директри́са •...

Definitions

  1. female director; headmistress; директри́са •...

Ancestry of “директриса”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdirectricefemale equivalent of directeur
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