Where does “eigenvektor” come from?

eigenvektor (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vektor, from Latin vector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

eigenvektor (Norwegian Nynorsk): eigenvector

Definitions

  1. eigenvector

Ancestry of “eigenvektor”, step by step

eigenvektor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vektor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvektora vector
2Latinvectorbearer, carrier; passenger; first-person singular...
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—

via Norwegian Nynorsk eigen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskeigenown; special, unique
2Old Norseeiginnown, proper
3Proto-Germanicaiganazpast participle of *aiganą; own
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyḱ-to possess, to own
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin vector →