Etymograph

English

subrector

From sub- + rector.

Formed from sub- + rector

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’

Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’

Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’

English sub-

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

Old French rector

Middle English rectour

English rector

Today it means

noun An assistant rector.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “subrector”. 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.

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