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Where does “rektor” come from?

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

rektor (Swedish): a headmaster/headmistress; headteacher; a...

Definitions

  1. a headmaster/headmistress; headteacher; a...

Ancestry of “rektor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrectorguide, leader; director, ruler, master, governor;...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “rektor”

  • rehtori
  • rektorsämbete
  • universitetsrektor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →