Where does “rectoress” come from?

rectoress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.

rectoress (English): A governess; a rectrix; The wife of a rector

Definitions

  1. A governess; a rectrix; The wife of a rector

Ancestry of “rectoress”, step by step

rectoress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

via English rector

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrectorIn the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a...
2GermanRichterjudge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- →Every word from Proto-Germanic atiska- →Every word from German ess →