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Etymology of the Latin word dirigere

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

directus, dirigens

Derivations in other languages

Albanian dërgoj, English dirigible, French diriger, Italian dirigere, Portuguese dirigir, Romanian dirigui, Spanish dirigir



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