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Where does “τεκτονικός” come from?

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

τεκτονικός (Ancient Greek): practised or skilled in building; pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. practised or skilled in building; pertaining to...

Ancestry of “τεκτονικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
2Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “τεκτονικός”

  • tectonic
  • tectonics
  • tectonically
  • neotectonic
  • geotectonic
  • syntectonic
  • seismotectonic
  • neotectonics
  • glaciotectonic
  • morphotectonic
  • geotectonics
  • palaeotectonic
  • nontectonic
  • posttectonic
  • morphotectonics
  • glaciotectonics
  • tectonicist
  • geotectonically
  • paleotectonic
  • tektonika
  • tektonika
  • тектоника
  • τεκτονική
  • tectonicus
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