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Where does “sector” come from?

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

sector (Latin): One who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or...

Definitions

  1. One who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or...

Ancestry of “sector”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tor-er
2Proto-Italic-tōr—
3Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
4Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “sector”

  • sector
  • sectoral
  • subsector
  • intersectoral
  • multisectoral
  • multisector
  • sectorally
  • sectored
  • sectorization
  • sectoring
  • subsectoral
  • bisectoral
  • sectator
  • supersector
  • trisectoral
  • consectary
  • sectorize
  • unisectoral
  • public sector
  • dipsector
  • sectorise
  • consectaneous
  • boot sector
  • private sector
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