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English word director comes from Latin rego (I guide, steer. I oversee, manage. I rule, govern.), Proto-Indo-European *reḱ-, Latin dis-
rego (Latin)
I guide, steer. I oversee, manage. I rule, govern.
*reḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
dis- (Latin)
Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
dirigere (Latin)
director (Late Latin)
directour (Anglo-Norman)
director (English)
(chemistry) The common axis of symmetry of the molecules of a liquid crystal.. (military) A device that displays graphical information concerning the targets of a weapons system in real time.. One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).. That which directs or [...]