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directivus.

steering, guiding

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[diː.reːkˈtiː.wʊs]Classical-Latin[di.rekˈtiː.vus]

  1. steering, guiding

    Medieval-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Latin dīrigō Latin -īvus Latin dīrēctīvus From dīrigō (“to direct, guide, steer”) + -īvus (“-ive, -ing”).

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