Etymology

indirect

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Today it means: Not direct Full definition →

Middle French indirect ← Late Latin indirectus
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  1. Late Latin · derived fromindirectus“not direct”
  2. Middle French · derived fromindirect
  3. English todayindirect

From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).

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