French word diriger comes from Latin regere, Latin dis-

Detailed word origin of diriger

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
regere	Latin (lat)
dis-	Latin (lat)	Asunder, apart, in two. Reversal, removal. Utterly, exceedingly.
directus	Latin (lat)	(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.
diriger	French (fra)	(reflexive, se diriger) To go towards; to head (for). (transitive) to run; to direct (be the director of). To aim, to direct. To direct (a film). To steer (vehicles). To supervise; to oversee.

Words with the same origin as diriger