Where does “rehtorikausi” come from?
rehtorikausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rehtori, from Swedish rektor, from Latin rector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
rehtorikausi (Finnish): term as a headmaster, term as a head teacher period of time served as a headmaster or head teacher
Definitions
- term as a headmaster, term as a head teacher period of time served as a headmaster or head teacher
Ancestry of “rehtorikausi”, step by step
rehtorikausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rehtori
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rehtori | rector, schoolmaster/schoolmistress,... |
| 2 | Swedish | rektor | a headmaster/headmistress; headteacher; a... |
| 3 | Latin | rector | guide, leader; director, ruler, master, governor;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |