myEtymology.com: English etymology of addressee

Etymology of the English word addressee

the English word addressee

derived from the English word address

derived from the Old French word adresser

derived from the Latin root *addirectiare

using the Latin prefix ad- (to, in addition)

derived from the Latin word ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)

derived from the Latin root *directiare

derived 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-

using the English suffix -ee