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Etymology of the English word dresser

the English word dresser
derived from the Old French word dreceore
derived from the Old French word drecier
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-
derived from the English word dress
derived from the Old French word drecier
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 -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)
derived from the Old French word dreceur
derived from the Old French word drecier
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-

Derivations in English

hairdresser, vinedresser

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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