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dirigere
Latin · ancient
"to guide straight"
to guide straight, from dis- (apart) and regere (to rule, guide)
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direct
English · 1400s
"to guide toward a goal, or straightforward without detour"
settled as the English word for guiding something toward a goal, or something straightforward
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