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Where does “subsector” come from?

Subsector comes from English sector, from Latin sector (one who cuts), from Latin sub (under) and Latin -tor (agent suffix), from Proto-Indo-European upo (under) and Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- (to cut).

subsector (English): A sector of a larger sector

Definitions

  1. A sector of a larger sector

Ancestry of “subsector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsectorsection; zone; part of a circle, extending to the...
2LatinsectorOne who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōr—
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “subsector”

  • subsectoral
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