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Where does “arquitectónico” come from?

arquitectónico (Spanish) comes from Latin architectonicus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτεκτονικός, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων, from Ancient Greek τέκτων, from Proto-Hellenic téktōn, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱō, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

arquitectónico (Spanish): architectural, architectonic

Definitions

  1. architectural, architectonic

Ancestry of “arquitectónico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarchitectonicus—
2Ancient Greekἀρχιτεκτονικός—
3Ancient Greekἀρχιτέκτωνchief constructor, master builder, architect
4Ancient Greekτέκτωνone who works with wood: carpenter, builder; any...
5Proto-Hellenictéktōn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱōcarpenter
7Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
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