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...Or, just maybe, from the English word "proctor", meaning someone who invigilates an exam. Which is from the Latin "procurator" meaning overseer, unrelated t
by SEMW 5y ago
...Or, just maybe, from the English word "proctor", meaning someone who invigilates an exam.
Which is from the Latin "procurator" meaning overseer, unrelated to the Greek procto-
- everyone 5y agoYeah i found that.. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proctor https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/proctor Though in fairness proctor / procurator are extremely antiquated english words, that have survived in common usage only in the US for some reason.
- everyone 5y agoI reckon the majority of english speakers who read 'Proctorio' will immediately think anus.
- yunohn 5y agoI think the majority of English speakers are completely unaware of this meaning. “Proctor” on the other hand, is something they would’ve heard of in an exam setting.
- festive-minsky 5y agoMabye I'm in the minority; I'd never heard of a "Proctor", but I have heard of a "Proctologist", which is an anus doctor
- scbrg 5y agoIs this one of those regional things? Is the same word used throughout the entire English speaking world? Not a native English speaker myself, so my association was to the Greek word as well.
- vineyardmike 5y agoI recon the majority of english speakers will not think of the Greek word for anus. Especially educated English speakers who have had exams proctored before.
- Smaug123 5y agoGoogle Trends: "proctor" is dramatically more common than "proctologist". I'd go so far as to say you're objectively wrong. https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=proctor,proctologist https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=proctor,pr...
- jessaustin 5y agoIsn't that a measure of how often words are searched? Everyone knows what a proctologist is, and no one wants to learn any more about them than they absolutely have to learn. A comedic trope is for a sadistic doctor to brutally thrust his hand into a nitrile glove and ask if some poor sap is ready for his exam. On the other hand, those with college degrees (a minority of the population) have heard the word "proctor" on eight different occasions in their entire lives.
- mkl 5y agoProctor is in wide use in education, not just in the US.
- DonHopkins 5y agohttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140000/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0140000/
- heraclius 5y agoScotland’s Procurators Fiscal are fairly important and frequently referred to.
- DonHopkins 5y agoPlease send the proctor to my home, I'm cramming for my final exam and need some help invigilating my webcam... https://www.hemantmedicam.com/product/usb-video-proctoscope/ https://www.hemantmedicam.com/product/usb-video-proctoscope/