Etymology

constructor

con·struct·or
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Today it means: A person who, or thing that, constructs. Full definition →

Medieval Latin cōnstrūctor ← Latin cōnstruō ← Proto-Italic *strowō
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sterh₃-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*strew-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*stréweti
  10. Proto-Italic*strowō
  11. Latinstruō
  12. Latincōnstruō
  13. Medieval Latincōnstrūctor
  14. English todayconstructor

Borrowed from Medieval Latin cōnstrūctor, from Latin cōnstruō + Medieval Latin -or. By surface analysis, construct + -or.

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