Where does “architect” come from?
architect (Dutch) comes from French architecte, from English architect, from Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō — to sire, beget.
architect (Dutch): architect
Ancestry of “architect”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | architecte | architect |
| 2 | English | architect | A professional who designs buildings or other... |
| 3 | Middle French | architecte | — |
| 4 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “architect”