Where does “префектура” come from?
префектура (Tajik) comes from Russian префектура, from Latin praefectūra, from Latin praefectus, from Latin praeficio, from Latin faciō, from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor.
префектура (Tajik): prefecture administrative division
Definitions
- prefecture administrative division
Ancestry of “префектура”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | префектура | prefecture |
| 2 | Latin | praefectūra | presidency, superintendence, prefecture |
| 3 | Latin | praefectus | officer, prefect, superintendent, official,... |
| 4 | Latin | praeficio | I place in command |
| 5 | Latin | faciō | to do |
| 6 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | -tōrius | ory |
| 8 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |