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Where does “settore” come from?

settore (Italian) comes from Latin sector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

settore (Italian): sector; area

Definitions

  1. sector; area

Ancestry of “settore”, step by step

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

Words derived from “settore”

  • sottosettore
  • macrosettore
  • bisettore
  • settorializzare
  • settorializzazione
  • multisettoriale
  • settoriale
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