Where does “дрито” come from?
дрито (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian dritto, from Italian diritto, from Vulgar Latin derectus, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
дрито (Serbo-Croatian): straight; just, exactly
Ancestry of “дрито”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | dritto | straight, direct; upright, erect, straight;... |
| 2 | Italian | diritto | straight, direct; upright, erect, straight;... |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | derectus | directed, steered, guided, aligned, pointed,... |
| 4 | Latin | dīrectus | — |
| 5 | Latin | dīrigō | — |
| 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 |