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dis-English (en) · Unnumbered etymologySource text

From Middle English dis-, borrowed from Latin dis-, from Proto-Indo-European *dwís. Piecewise doublet of bis-; further related to bi-, di-, and twi-. Often confused with the separately inherited prefix dys-.

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Mayhew–Skeat (1888)

1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024
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verb and adjectivecontrarian claim

direct

To guide, aim, command, or proceed without deviation or intermediary; continuing Latin dīrēctus and dīrigere through distinct medieval channels.

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dī-/dis-

apart, asunder

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Direct is a straight-line word before it is an immediacy word.

Latin dīrigere combines dī-/dis- with regere, to guide or lead straight; its participle dīrēctus supplies the straightened form behind English.

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