Where does “rectress” come from?
rectress (English) comes from English ess, from German ess, from Proto-Germanic atiska-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂edos- — sort of cereal, grain.
rectress (English): Alternative form of rectoress
Definitions
- Alternative form of rectoress
Ancestry of “rectress”, step by step
rectress traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ess | The name of the Latin-script letter S; Something... |
| 2 | German | ess | first-person singular present of essen; singular... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | atiska- | grainfield |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂edos- | sort of cereal, grain |
via English rector
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | rector | In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a... |
| 2 | German | Richter | judge |