Where does “prefektur” come from?
prefektur (Indonesian) comes from Dutch prefectuur, from Middle French préfecture, from Latin praefectūra, from Latin praefectus, from Latin praeficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius.
prefektur (Indonesian): prefecture
Definitions
- prefecture
Ancestry of “prefektur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | prefectuur | a prefecture, office and/or jurisdiction of a prefect |
| 2 | Middle French | préfecture | — |
| 3 | Latin | praefectūra | presidency, superintendence, prefecture |
| 4 | Latin | praefectus | officer, prefect, superintendent, official,... |
| 5 | Latin | praeficio | I place in command |
| 6 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 7 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 8 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 9 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |