Etymology of the English word sundress
the English word
sundressderived from the English word
dressderived from the Old French word
drecierderived 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-derived from the English word
sunderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*sunnon (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*swen (sun)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sāwel- (to shine)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
