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Where does “dirección” come from?

dirección (Spanish) comes from Latin dīrectio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

dirección (Spanish): address; direction; management, or running of a...

Definitions

  1. address; direction; management, or running of a...

Ancestry of “dirección”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindīrectio—
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “dirección”

  • servodirección
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