Where does “prefecturally” come from?
prefecturally (English) comes from English prefectural, from English prefecture, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra, from Latin praefectus, from Latin praeficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium.
prefecturally (English): In terms of a prefecture
Definitions
- In terms of a prefecture
Ancestry of “prefecturally”, step by step
prefecturally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefectural
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prefectural | Of, pertaining to or at the level of a prefecture |
| 2 | English | prefecture | The office or position of a prefect; The... |
| 3 | Middle French | préfecture | — |
| 4 | Latin | praefectūra | presidency, superintendence, prefecture |
| 5 | Latin | praefectus | officer, prefect, superintendent, official,... |
| 6 | Latin | praeficio | I place in command |
| 7 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 8 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 9 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 10 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |