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architectus.

architect, master-builder; inventor, designer, maker, author, deviser;

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ar.kʰɪˈtɛk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ar.kiˈtɛk.tus]

  1. architect, master builder

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. designer, inventor, author

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ergʰ-der.? Ancient Greek ἄρχω (árkhō) Ancient Greek ἀρχι- (arkhi-) Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *tétḱō Proto-Hellenic *téktōn Ancient Greek τέκτων (téktōn) Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn)bor. Latin architectus Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn).

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