Where does “rehtorius” come from?
rehtorius (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.
rehtorius (Finnish): rectorship, rectorate, schoolmastership, schoolmistressship, headmastership, headmistressship
Definitions
- rectorship, rectorate, schoolmastership, schoolmistressship, headmastership, headmistressship
Ancestry of “rehtorius”, step by step
| 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 | — |