Etymology of the English word address
the English word
addressderived from the Old French word
adresserderived from the Latin root
*addirectiareusing the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the Latin root
*directiarederived from the Latin word
directus (person given rights by direct procedure; steep; level; open; straight, not curved; moving straight forward; vertical, upright, perpendicular)
derived from the Latin word
dirigere (arrange, set in line, direction; direct , turn; mark, fix; demarcate; point; direct)
derived from the New Latin word
di-derived from the Greek word
di-, δι-, δί-
derived from the Greek word
dis, δίς (double; twice)
derived from the Latin word
rigere (be stiff or numb; stand on end; be solidified)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*reig-Date
The earliest known usage of address in English dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in English
addressable,
misaddress,
addressee,
addressed,
addressingCognates
Dutch
adres, French
adresse, German
Adresse, Lithuanian
adresas, Norwegian
adresse, Polish
adres, Russian
aдpec, Swedish
adress, Yiddish
adresUsage
Word found in Modern English
