Where does “dipsector” come from?
dipsector (English) comes from English sector, from Latin sector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
dipsector (English): An instrument for observing the dip of the...
Definitions
- An instrument for observing the dip of the...
Ancestry of “dipsector”, step by step
dipsector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sector | section; zone; part of a circle, extending to the... |
| 2 | Latin | sector | One who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |