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Where does “dirigistisk” come from?

dirigistisk (Swedish) comes from French dirigiste, 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.

dirigistisk (Swedish): dirigiste, centrally planned

Definitions

  1. dirigiste, centrally planned

Ancestry of “dirigistisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdirigistedirigiste
2Frenchdirigerto run; to direct; to supervise; to oversee; to...
3Middle Frenchdiriger—
4Latindīrigō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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