Where does “rektor” come from?

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

rektor (Tagalog): rector

Definitions

  1. rector

Ancestry of “rektor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrectorgoverning, directing; rector
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 -tor-sEvery word from Latin -torEvery word from Latin rector
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