Where does “дирижабл” come from?
дирижабл (Serbo-Croatian) comes from French dirigeable, from French diriger, from Middle French diriger, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
дирижабл (Serbo-Croatian): dirigible
Ancestry of “дирижабл”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | dirigeable | directable; dirigible, blimp |
| 2 | French | diriger | to run; to direct; to supervise; to oversee; to... |
| 3 | Middle French | diriger | — |
| 4 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 5 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 6 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 7 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |