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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”

  • architect
  • nonarchitect
  • coarchitect
  • rearchitect
  • architector
  • architectonicus
  • architectans
  • architectaturus
  • architectandus
  • architectatus
  • architecto
  • architectus
  • arquitectónico
  • arquitecto
  • architettonico
  • architecte
  • Architekt
  • architektonisch
  • Architektonik
  • Architektin
  • arquitecto
  • arquiteto
  • asemakaava-arkkitehti
  • maisema-arkkitehti
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