Where does “arkitektur” come from?

arkitektur (Swedish) comes from Swedish ur, from German uhr, from Middle High German ūre, from Old French ore, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα, from Proto-Hellenic *worā, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

arkitektur (Swedish): architecture; an architecture; a specific school...

Definitions

  1. architecture; an architecture; a specific school...

Ancestry of “arkitektur”, step by step

arkitektur traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishurout of, from; a watch, usually mechanical
2Germanuhrhours, o'clock indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period
3Middle High Germanūre—
4Old Frenchorenow; hour; time, period of the day
5Latinhōrahour
6Ancient Greekὥραany defined period of time; season; climate
7Proto-Hellenic*worā—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latin architectūra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarchitectūraarchitecture
2Latinarchitectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor,...
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

via Swedish arkitekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedisharkitektan architect

Words derived from “arkitektur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Hellenic *worā →