Where does “cōnstruō” come from?
cōnstruō (Latin) comes from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cōnstruō (Latin): to heap, bring, collect or gather together
Definitions
- to heap, bring, collect or gather together
Ancestry of “cōnstruō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | cōn- | Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects |
| 2 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 3 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “cōnstruō”
- construction
- construct
- reconstruction
- reconstruct
- cons
- deconstruction
- construe
- constructivism
- reconstructive
- deconstruct
- constructionist
- construal
- constructional
- constructionism
- misconstruction
- misconstrue
- deconstructionist
- deconstructionism
- constructible
- reconstructionist
- preconstruction
- postconstruction
- coconstruction
- reconstructible