Where does “archway” come from?
Archway comes from English way and away, derived from Old English weġ, Proto-Germanic wēgō, Latin archi-, Ancient Greek ἀρχι- and ἀρχός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- meaning to go or move.
archway (English): A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one...
Definitions
- A passageway covered by an arch, particularly one...
Ancestry of “archway”, step by step
archway 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 |