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Where does “maisema-arkkitehti” come from?

maisema-arkkitehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkkitehti, 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.

maisema-arkkitehti (Finnish): landscape architect, landscape gardener

Definitions

  1. landscape architect, landscape gardener

Ancestry of “maisema-arkkitehti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkkitehtiarchitect
2Middle Frencharchitecte—
3Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
4Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
5Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
6Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
8Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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