Where does “rektor” come from?

rektor (Indonesian) comes from Dutch rector, from Latin rector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

rektor (Indonesian): rector, headmaster of tertiary education...

Definitions

  1. rector, headmaster of tertiary education...

Ancestry of “rektor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrectorrector
2Latinrectorguide, leader; director, ruler, master, governor;...
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin rector →