Etymology of the English word rector
the English word
rectorderived from the Latin word
rector (guide, director, helmsman)
derived from the Latin word
regere (rule, guide; manage)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
reg- (to move in a straight line)
Date
The earliest known usage of rector in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
rector, French
recteur, German
Rektor, Icelandic
rektor, Italian
rettore, Spanish
rector, Swedish
rektorUsage
Word found in Modern English
