Where does “Kreissektor” come from?

Kreissektor (German) comes from German Sektor, from Latin sector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

Kreissektor (German): circular sector

Definitions

  1. circular sector

Ancestry of “Kreissektor”, step by step

Kreissektor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sektor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSektorsector
2LatinsectorOne who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or...
3Latin-tor-er
4Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
6Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

via German Kreis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKreiscircle; range, scope; a type of territorial...
2Middle High Germankreiz—
3Old High Germankreiz—
4Proto-GermanickraitazA scoring; circle; ring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin sector →