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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French · guide direct verb

directer

direct, guide

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin · straightened participle

dīrēctus

straightened; straight

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

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SOUND CHANGE

Anglo-French directer continues Latin dīrēctus through Romance verbal formation.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Straightened supplies directing and guiding senses.

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EDITORIAL STATUS

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Direct — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Anglo-French directer from Latin directus

Publishes the Romance-to-Latin step.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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directer → dīrēctus

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