English
dressage
Dressage comes from French dressage ‘training’, from dresser ‘to raise, to erect, to build’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *rektos.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rektosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctus‘led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright’next step skipped: Latin dīrigō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīrēctus‘laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*dīrēctiāre‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400drecier‘to stand up’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdresser‘to raise, to erect, to build’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentdressage‘training’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*rektosreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CErēctus‘led straight along, drawn in a straight line, straight, upright’next step skipped: Latin dīrigō
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEdīrēctus‘laid straight, arranged in lines, having been arranged in lines’
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*dīrēctiāre‘to straighten’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400drecier‘to stand up’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdresser‘to raise, to erect, to build’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentdressage‘training’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
real, rich, royal, regular, correct, regional, rank, roy, radar, arrangement, resource, rack, ana, rogue, ruler, arrange, righteous, regiment, upright, rightly, rex, interrogation, raj, rake, rightful, rector, regal, regimen, rani, anorexia, regency, erectile, rajah, rhesus, erectus, riel, aright, eldritch, dirigible, derailleur, 74 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós ‘straightened, right, upright’
through Latin regō ‘to keep or lead straight, to guide’
source, rule, region, direction, regime, realm, directory, regulate, resurrection, erect, regent, insurrection, incorrigible, régime, irregularity, dirge, regula, corregidor, regio, 45 more
through Latin rēctus ‘led straight along, drawn in a straight line,…’
rectify, rectum, rectification, recto, rectitude, rectus, 5 more
through Latin dīrēctus ‘laid straight, arranged in lines, having been…’
director, direct, droit, derecho, 2 more
through Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre ‘to straighten’
through Old French drecier ‘to stand up’
Today it means
noun The schooling of a horse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *rektos / dressage