Where does “vararehtori” come from?
vararehtori (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.
vararehtori (Finnish): vice principal, assistant headmaster
Definitions
- vice principal, assistant headmaster
Ancestry of “vararehtori”, 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 | — |