Directive
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late Middle English (as an adjective): from medieval Latin directivus, from direct- ‘guided, put straight’, from the verb dirigere (see direct).
wiktionary
From Middle French directif. The noun senses are from French directive (feminine form of the adjective).
etymonline
directive (adj.)
mid-15c., "pointing out the proper direction," from Medieval Latin directivus, from direct-, past-participle stem of Latin dirigere "to set straight" (see direct (v.)). From 1590s as "having the power of directing." From 1640s as a noun, "that which directs," a sense now obsolete; meaning "a general instruction how to proceed or act" is a modern use (1902).
