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Where does “microarchitecture” come from?

microarchitecture (English) comes from English architecture, from French architecture, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō — to sire, beget.

microarchitecture (English): The detailed structure of any organ etc. at a...

Definitions

  1. The detailed structure of any organ etc. at a...

Ancestry of “microarchitecture”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharchitectureThe art and science of designing and managing the...
2Frencharchitecturearchitecture
3Latinarchitectūra—
4Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
5Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
6Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
7Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
8Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
9Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
10Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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