Where does “tectonics” come from?
Tectonics derives from Ancient Greek τεκτονικός, from τέκτων meaning carpenter or builder, traced through Proto-Indo-European tek-, tetḱō, tetḱ-, and teḱ-, all relating to construction or carpentry.
tectonics (English): The study of crustal plates and other large-scale...
Definitions
- The study of crustal plates and other large-scale...
Ancestry of “tectonics”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “tectonics”