Where does “architectura” come from?
architectura (French) comes from French architecturer, 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.
architectura (French): third-person singular past historic of...
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Ancestry of “architectura”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | architecturer | to architect |
| 2 | French | architecture | architecture |
| 3 | Latin | architectūra | — |
| 4 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |