Where does “rehtori” come from?
rehtori (Finnish) comes from Swedish rektor, from Latin rector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
rehtori (Finnish): rector, schoolmaster/schoolmistress,...
Definitions
- rector, schoolmaster/schoolmistress,...
Ancestry of “rehtori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | rektor | a headmaster/headmistress; headteacher; a... |
| 2 | Latin | rector | guide, leader; director, ruler, master, governor;... |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |