Etymology

subsector

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Today it means: A sector (section, zone) of a larger sector. Full definition →

English sector ← Latin sector ← Proto-Italic *sekaō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sek-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sékh₁yeti
  8. Proto-Italic*sekaō
  9. Latinsecō
  10. Latinsector
  11. Englishsector
  12. English todaysubsector

From sub- + sector.

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