Where does “structure” come from?

structure (French) comes from Latin structūra, from Latin struō, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

structure (French): structure

Definitions

  1. structure

Ancestry of “structure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstructūrathe practice or process of building, construction
2Latinstruōto place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together
3Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “structure”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →