Where does “τέκτων” come from?

τέκτων (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

τέκτων (Ancient Greek): one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...

Definitions

  1. one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...

Ancestry of “τέκτων”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
2Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
3Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “τέκτων”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō →