adroit
‘dexterous, skilful and adept under pressing condition’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. adroict, adroyt < O.F. adroit < à ‘to’ + droit, dreit ‘right’ < Med.Lat. directum ‘right, justice, law’ < Lat. directus ‘straight’ < dirigere ‘set straight’ < dis ‘apart’ + regere ‘to direct, to guide, keep straight’ < roy < reg- < Tamil aracaṉ