Where does “ἀρχιτέκτων” come from?

ἀρχιτέκτων (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.

ἀρχιτέκτων (Ancient Greek): chief constructor, master builder, architect

Definitions

  1. chief constructor, master builder, architect

Ancestry of “ἀρχιτέκτων”, 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 “ἀρχιτέκτων”

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