Where does “prefecturewide” come from?
prefecturewide (English) comes from English prefecture, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra, from Latin praefectus, from Latin praeficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
prefecturewide (English): Throughout a prefecture
Definitions
- Throughout a prefecture
Ancestry of “prefecturewide”, step by step
prefecturewide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prefecture
| 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 | — |
via English wide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wide | Having a large physical extent from side to side;... |
| 2 | Old English | wīd | wide, vast, broad, long; distant, far |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wīdaz | wide; broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weydʰh₁os | set apart, asunder, in two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |