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

  1. The study of crustal plates and other large-scale...

Ancestry of “tectonics”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
2Proto-Hellenictéktōn
3Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “tectonics

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-