direto
Opposite of
indireto
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/d͡ʒiˈɾɛ.tu/
Etymology
In summary
Modified from learned form directo, borrowed from Latin dīrectus (“straight”), from dīrigō (“lay straight; direct; distribute”), from dis- + regō (“to rule, to govern”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-. Compare the inherited direito.
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