Where does “archcriminal” come from?
archcriminal (English) comes from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn — to sire, beget.
archcriminal (English): A highly prolific or skilled criminal; a criminal...
Definitions
- A highly prolific or skilled criminal; a criminal...
Ancestry of “archcriminal”, step by step
archcriminal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English arch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | arch | An inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement... |
| 2 | English | architecture | The art and science of designing and managing the... |
| 3 | French | architecture | architecture |
| 4 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 5 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English criminal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | criminal | Against the law; forbidden by law; Guilty of... |
| 2 | Middle English | cryminal | Relating to crime or illegal actions; criminal;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | criminal | criminal; illegal; against the law |
| 4 | Latin | crīminālis | criminal |
| 5 | Latin | crīmen | a judicial decision, verdict, or judgment |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kreimen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kréymn̥ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |