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Where does “heterarchical” come from?

heterarchical (English) comes from English heterarchy, from English archy, from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων — to sire, beget.

heterarchical (English): Of or pertaining to heterarchy

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to heterarchy

Ancestry of “heterarchical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheterarchyThe rule of an alien; rule from without;...
2EnglisharchyResembling an arch; having arches; arched;...
3EnglisharchAn inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement...
4EnglisharchitectureThe art and science of designing and managing the...
5Frencharchitecturearchitecture
6Latinarchitectūra—
7Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
8Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
9Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
10Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
11Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
12Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
13Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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