Where does “prefectural” come from?
Prefectural derives from English prefecture, which comes from Latin praefectura, the office or position of a praefectus, an official appointed to make or put in place, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- meaning to put or place.
prefectural (English): Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture
Ancestry of “prefectural”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefecture | The office or position of a prefect; The... |
| 2 | Middle French | préfecture | — |
| 3 | Latin | praefectūra | presidency, superintendence, prefecture |
| 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 | — |