Etymology of the English word structure
the English word
structurederived from the Latin word
structura (building, construction; structure)
derived from the Latin word
structusderived from the Latin word
struere (build, construct)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-Date
The earliest known usage of structure in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
infrastructure,
macrostructure,
megastructure,
restructure,
structural,
structured,
structureless,
superstructure,
technostructure,
ultrastructure,
understructureCognates
Dutch
structuur, French
structure, French
stucture, German
Struktur, Latin
structura, Lithuanian
struktura, Norwegian
struktur, Russian
стpуктypa, Swedish
strukturUsage
Word found in Modern English
