Dutch word sector comes from Proto-Indo-European *sēik-, and later Proto-Italic *sekʷōr (Follow, come/go after.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *sēik- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to cut |
| seco | Latin (lat) | (by extension) I wound, injure.. (figuratively) I hurt with my words.. (medicine) I operate, amputate, perform surgery.. I castrate.. I cleave, divide.. I cut, cut off. |
| sequi | Latin (lat) | |
| *sekʷ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | to follow , to say, to accompany, to follow, to see, notice, to follow, accompany, to see |
| *sekʷōr | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Follow, come/go after. |
| *sékʷetor | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be following. |
| sector | Dutch (nld) | Sector. |