PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
ALL DISPUTES ↗One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
No. Merriam-Webster routes the verb and adverb through Anglo-French directer while giving the adjective from Latin directus.
/dəˈrɛkt/ · verb and adjective
To guide, aim, command, or proceed without deviation or intermediary; continuing Latin dīrēctus and dīrigere through distinct medieval channels.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
A citation is not a vote. Each record says whether the work supports, challenges, contradicts, or contextualizes the position—and identifies the exact locus used.
Publishes the distinct immediate channels.
Etymology separated by verb/adverb and adjectiveSupplies an independent compressed route.
Etymology from Latin dirigereThe canonical graph preserves the main verb path and a separate adjective borrowing edge.