Where does “rectorar” come from?

rectorar (Spanish) comes from Spanish rector, from Latin rector, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

rectorar (Spanish): to rule, to govern

Definitions

  1. to rule, to govern

Ancestry of “rectorar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrectorgoverning, directing; rector
2Latinrectorguide, leader; director, ruler, master, governor;...
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Latin rector →