Wordiyodirect
LatinVariants
direct
Related Roots
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About This Root
From Latin dīrectus (straight), past participle of dīrigere (to set straight, guide). Carries meanings of straightness and guidance: directly (in a straight line), directory (a guide), redirect (guide again). The negation indirect means "not straight," while redress (via Old French) originally meant to set right again.
Associated Words
directly
In a straight or immediate way; without anything intervening
NGSL 2kB1
directory
An alphabetical list of names and addresses; a computer folder
IELTSA2
indirect
Not direct; roundabout; involving intermediate steps
B1
redirect
To change the direction or destination of something
TOEFLGREA2
redress
Compensation for a wrong; to set right an injustice
TOEFLGREA1