Where does “archmold” come from?
archmold (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.
archmold (English): Alternative form of archmould
Definitions
- Alternative form of archmould
Ancestry of “archmold”, step by step
archmold 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 mold
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mold | A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or... |
| 2 | Middle English | molde | dirt loose soil |
| 3 | Old French | modle | — |
| 4 | Latin | modulus | a small measure or interval; a module; a water... |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -olos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |