Where does “prefecthood” come from?
prefecthood (English) comes from English prefect, from Middle English prefect, from Old French prefect, from Latin praefectus, from Latin praeficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
prefecthood (English): The state of being a prefect
Definitions
- The state of being a prefect
Ancestry of “prefecthood”, step by step
prefecthood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefect | An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or... |
| 2 | Middle English | prefect | — |
| 3 | Old French | prefect | — |
| 4 | Latin | praefectus | officer, prefect, superintendent, official,... |
| 5 | Latin | praeficio | I place in command |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
via English hood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hood | A covering for the head attached to a larger... |
| 2 | Middle English | hode | Alternative form of hoden; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | English | odd | Differing from what is usual, ordinary or... |
| 4 | Middle English | odde | inflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak... |
| 5 | Old Norse | oddi | odd, third or additional number; triangle |
| 6 | Old Norse | -i | th |
| 7 | Latin | -ē | ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives |
| 8 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 9 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 10 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |