Etymology of the French word directeur
the French word
directeurderived from the Vulgar Latin word
director (director)
derived from the Latin word
directum (straight line)
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-Date
The earliest known usage of directeur in French dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in French
codirecteur,
directorat,
sous-directeur,
autodirecteur,
directorialCognates
Dutch
directeur, English
director, German
Direktor, Lithuanian
direktorius, Norwegian
direktor, Polish
dyrektor, Russian
директор, Spanish
director, Swedish
direktör
