Where does “universitetslektor” come from?

universitetslektor (Swedish) comes from Swedish universitet, from Latin ūniversitās, from Latin ūniversus, from Latin versus, from Latin vertō, from Proto-Italic wertō, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

universitetslektor (Swedish): associate professor

Definitions

  1. associate professor

Ancestry of “universitetslektor”, step by step

universitetslektor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish universitet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishuniversitetuniversity
2Latinūniversitāsthe whole
3Latinūniversuswhole, entire, taken collectively or altogether
4Latinversusturned, changed, having been turned; towards,...
5Latinvertōto turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve
6Proto-Italicwertōto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Swedish lektor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlektora 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
2Latinlēctorreader
3Latinlegōto collect, gather, bring together, catch
4Latinlēxa proposition or motion for a law made to the people by a magistrate, a bill
5Proto-Italiclēg-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō