Where does “sector” come from?
sector (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese setor, from Portuguese doutor, from Old Portuguese doutor, from Latin doctor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
sector (Portuguese): Alternative form of setor
Definitions
- Alternative form of setor
Ancestry of “sector”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | setor | sector; section; sector; sector; zone |
| 2 | Portuguese | doutor | a doctor; a doctor, a physician |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | doutor | scholar |
| 4 | Latin | doctor | teacher, instructor; catechist |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |