Where does “heterarchy” come from?
heterarchy (English) comes from English archy, from English arch, from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων — to sire, beget.
heterarchy (English): The rule of an alien; rule from without;...
Definitions
- The rule of an alien; rule from without;...
Ancestry of “heterarchy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | archy | Resembling an arch; having arches; arched;... |
| 2 | English | arch | An inverted U shape; An arch-shaped arrangement... |
| 3 | English | architecture | The art and science of designing and managing the... |
| 4 | French | architecture | architecture |
| 5 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 6 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |