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Where does “structus” come from?

structus (Latin) comes from Latin struo, from Proto-Italic strowō, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

structus (Latin): constructed

Definitions

  1. constructed

Ancestry of “structus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstruoto place one thing on top of another, to pile up,...
2Proto-Italicstrowōpile up; construct, build
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “structus”

  • structure
  • structures
  • structural
  • infrastructure
  • structurally
  • superstructure
  • struct
  • microstructure
  • restructure
  • structuralist
  • structuralism
  • infrastructural
  • poststructuralist
  • substructure
  • poststructuralism
  • microstructural
  • ultrastructural
  • structuration
  • ultrastructure
  • nanostructure
  • structureless
  • nonstructural
  • poststructural
  • heterostructure
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