Where does “starchitect” come from?
starchitect (English) comes from English architect, from Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- — to sire, beget.
starchitect (English): A celebrity architect
Definitions
- A celebrity architect
Ancestry of “starchitect”, step by step
starchitect traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English architect
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | architect | A professional who designs buildings or other... |
| 2 | Middle French | architecte | — |
| 3 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via English star
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | star | Any small luminous dot appearing in the cloudless... |
| 2 | Middle English | sterre | star |
| 3 | Old English | steorra | star |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sterrō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sternô | star |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂stḗr | star |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |