Where does “högskolelektor” come from?
högskolelektor (Swedish) comes from Swedish lektor, from Latin lēctor, from Latin legō, from Latin lēx, from Proto-Italic lēg-, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ-s, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
högskolelektor (Swedish): a senior lecturer, a university lecturer
Definitions
- a senior lecturer, a university lecturer
Ancestry of “högskolelektor”, step by step
högskolelektor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish lektor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lektor | a lecturer, a teacher in university/college or (today less common) gymnasium who has a doctoral degree; in universities/colleges a lektor ranks below professor but above adjunkt |
| 2 | Latin | lēctor | reader |
| 3 | Latin | legō | to collect, gather, bring together, catch |
| 4 | Latin | lēx | a proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | lēg- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via Swedish högskola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | högskola | college (university); university college; an institution of higher education that teaches undergraduates, but that does not in general have the rights to issue graduate degrees, except for in specified fields |