Where does “Quartärsektor” come from?

Quartärsektor (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.

Quartärsektor (German): quaternary sector the sector of the economy based on knowledge, information technology, and highly specialized services

Definitions

  1. quaternary sector the sector of the economy based on knowledge, information technology, and highly specialized services

Ancestry of “Quartärsektor”, step by step

Quartärsektor 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 Quartär

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanQuartärthe Quaternary
2Latinquārtusfourth
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeturtos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷetwóresfour
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷe-and
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin sector →
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