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
- associate professor
Ancestry of “universitetslektor”, step by step
universitetslektor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish universitet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | universitet | university |
| 2 | Latin | ūniversitās | the whole |
| 3 | Latin | ūniversus | whole, entire, taken collectively or altogether |
| 4 | Latin | versus | turned, changed, having been turned; towards,... |
| 5 | Latin | vertō | to turn, turn oneself, direct one's way, to turn about, turn around, revolve |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wertō | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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... |