Etymograph

English

sector

Sector comes from Latin sector.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsector1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2002sector1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English sector
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2002, Kaiser Mors I, Imperial Decree #13: Sectors.: “Shireroth shall not recognize the use of Sectors^([sic]) as…”.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEsectorWiktionary, English sector
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2002sectorWiktionary, English sector. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2002, Kaiser Mors I, Imperial Decree #13: Sectors.: “Shireroth shall not recognize the use of Sectors^([sic]) as…”

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Today it means

noun A section.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “sector”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin sector / sector