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Where does “*indērēctiāre” come from?

*indērēctiāre (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin dērēctiāre, from Latin dērēctus, from Latin dīrectus, from Latin dīrigō, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

Ancestry of “*indērēctiāre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindērēctiāre—
2Latindērēctus—
3Latindīrectus—
4Latindīrigō—
5Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
6Latincalceusshoe
7Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
8Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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