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NODE / 0795attestedLatin

dī-/dis-

TRANSLITERATION dī-/dis-

apart, asunder

DATE
Latin
SENSE
apart prefix
FAMILY
Indo-European / Italic
CANONICAL KEY
node:9:dis:attested:sense:apart-prefix

American Heritage identifies dī- as a form of dis- in dīrigere; the source does not license a modern negative paraphrase.

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Beyond secure reconstruction · before the reviewed Latin prefix · latin dis prefix boundary

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Direct — American Heritage DictionarysupportsHeadword etymology stops at dis- cross-reference

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DESCENDANTcompound componentestablished
Latin · Latin · direct guide compound

dīrigere

set straight, direct, guide

SOUND
Latin dīrigere contains dī-, a form of dis-, beside regere.
MEANING
The prefix participates in the set-straight and direct formation without being equated to modern negation.
SCHOLAR
American Heritage Dictionary Editors
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Direct — American Heritage DictionarysupportsEtymology: di-, dis-, apart, plus regere

Publishes the prefix as a morphological component.

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STEP 03parallel borrowingestablished
Latindīrēctus→Present-Day English · 14th century–todaydirectguide, aim, command, straight, immediate
SOUND
The English adjective direct is reported from Latin dīrēctus without requiring the Anglo-French verb stage.
MEANING
Straight, undeviating, and immediate adjective senses enter beside the verbal guidance route.
Merriam-Webster Editors1 CITATIONEDGE 801 ↗
Direct — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Etymology, adjective: Middle English from Latin directus ↗
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STEP 05continuationestablished
Middle Englishdirecten→Present-Day English · 14th century–todaydirectguide, aim, command, straight, immediate
SOUND
Modern direct continues Middle English directen with loss of the infinitive ending and stabilized modern spelling.
MEANING
Guiding, aiming, ordering, straightness, and immediacy expand across verb, adjective, and adverb functions.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 782 ↗
Direct — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Definitions, Word History, and First Known Use ↗Direct — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword definitions and etymology ↗

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