Etymology

construct

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Today it means: Something constructed from parts. Full definition →

Latin cōnstrūctus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcōnstrūctus
  2. English todayconstruct

Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

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