myEtymology.com: French etymology of recteur

1. Etymology of the French word recteur

the French word recteur

Dutch rector, English rector, German Rektor, Icelandic rektor, Italian rettore, Spanish rector, Swedish rektor

derived from the French word recteur

derived 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)