Where does “arkitekturo” come from?
arkitekturo (Ido) 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.
arkitekturo (Ido): architecture
Ancestry of “arkitekturo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | архитектура | architecture |
| 2 | Polish | architektura | architecture |
| 3 | German | Architektur | architecture |
| 4 | Latin | architectūra | — |
| 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 |