Where does “ארכיטקטורה” come from?
ארכיטקטורה (Hebrew) comes from Russian архитектура, from Polish architektura, from German Architektur, from Latin architectūra, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn — to sire, beget.
ארכיטקטורה (Hebrew): Architecture: the design of buildings and...
Definitions
- Architecture: the design of buildings and...
Ancestry of “ארכיטקטורה”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | архитектура | architecture |
| 2 | Polish | architektura | architecture |
| 3 | German | Architektur | architecture |
| 4 | Latin | architectūra | architecture |
| 5 | Latin | architectus | architect, master builder; designer, inventor,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχιτέκτων | chief constructor, master builder, architect |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τέκτων | one who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | téktōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱō | carpenter |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |