Where does “universitetsrektor” come from?

universitetsrektor (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.

universitetsrektor (Swedish): a vice-chancellor or president; a rector of a...

Definitions

  1. a vice-chancellor or president; a rector of a...

Ancestry of “universitetsrektor”, step by step

universitetsrektor 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 rektor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrektora headmaster/headmistress; headteacher; a...
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 wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Italic wertō