The French word '' dirge 'is derived from the Latin Dirige, Domine, Deus meus, in conspectu tuo viam meam -LRB-' 'Direct my way in your sight, O Lord my God' '-RRB-, the first words of the first antiphon in the Matins of the Office for the Dead.
Le mot "sale" vient du mot latin "fin", qui signifie "direct".