Where does “sector” come from?

sector (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

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

sector traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic sekʷōr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
2Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Latin secō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecōto cut, cut off
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sector”

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