Where does “sectorist” come from?
sectorist (Romanian) comes from Romanian sector, from French secteur, from Latin sector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
sectorist (Romanian): a police officer in charge with patrolling a certain area
Definitions
- a police officer in charge with patrolling a certain area
Ancestry of “sectorist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | sector | sector |
| 2 | French | secteur | sector; area, vicinity |
| 3 | Latin | sector | One who cuts or cuts off, cutter; A purchaser or... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |