Where does “Barockarchitektur” come from?
Barockarchitektur (German) comes from German Architektur, from Latin architectūra, 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.
Barockarchitektur (German): Baroque architecture
Definitions
- Baroque architecture
Ancestry of “Barockarchitektur”, step by step
Barockarchitektur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Architektur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Architektur | architecture |
| 2 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 3 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via German Barock
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Barock | Baroque |