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Where does “directiare” come from?

directiare (Vulgar Latin) comes 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 “directiare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “directiare”

  • research
  • return
  • report
  • regard
  • address
  • require
  • review
  • regarding
  • dress
  • request
  • remarkable
  • returning
  • recall
  • requirement
  • reward
  • reporting
  • reproduction
  • remark
  • regardless
  • retreat
  • regret
  • replace
  • addressing
  • dressing
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