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English word direction comes from Latin directus, Latin -tione
directus (Latin)
(by extension) direct, straight; level; upright. Directed, steered, having been directed. Distributed, scattered, having been distributed. Laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines.
-tione (Latin)
directio (Latin)
Aiming. Correction. Direction (act of directing). Fairness. Righteousness.
direction (French)
(figuratively) direction. (figuratively) the director of the administration/organisation. (occasional, figurative) the territory administered by a government. (spatial) direction. Government.
direction (English)
(archaic) An address.. A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination.. An general trend for future action.. Guidance, instruction.. The work of the director in cinema or theater; the skill of directing a film, play etc.