Etymology of the Latin word directus
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 Latin
directiare,
directio,
directum,
directura,
indirectiare,
indirectus,
directoriumDerivations in other languages
Albanian
drejtë, English
direct, French
direct, Italian
diritto, Portuguese
direito, Portuguese
direto, Romanian
drept, Spanish
directo, Spanish
derecho
