Where does “subsectoral” come from?
subsectoral (English) comes from English subsector, from English sector, from Latin sector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
subsectoral (English): Relating to a subsector
Ancestry of “subsectoral”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | subsector | A sector of a larger sector |
| 2 | English | sector | section; zone; part of a circle, extending to the... |
| 3 | Latin | sector | One who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |