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Etymology of the English word architect

the English word architect

derived from the French word architecte

derived from the Latin word architectus (architect, master-builder; inventor)

derived from the Greek word architekton, ἀρχιτέκτων (a chief constructor; 'architect')

using the Late Greek prefix archi-, ἀρχι-

derived from the Greek word archein, ἄρχω

derived from the Greek word tekton, τέκτων (an artificer (as producer of fabrics); (specially), a craftsman in wood)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *teks-

The earliest known usage of architect in English dates from the 16th century.

Word found in Modern English