myEtymology.com: English etymology of tectonics

Etymology of the English word tectonics

the English word tectonics

derived from the English word tectonic

derived from the Late Latin word tectonicus

derived from the Greek word tektonikos, τεκτονικός

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-

using the English suffix -ics