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Latin word directus comes from Latin regere, Latin dis-
regere (Latin)
dis- (Latin)
Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
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.