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construct

to build or assemble something, especially a structure or system

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Where does the word "construct" come from? It comes from Latin construere, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).

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Where does the word "construct" come from? It comes from Latin construere, and was adopted directly into English (1600s).

Construct’s story begins in Latin: construere meant “to build together.” To build together, from com- (together) and struere (to build). It reached English by 1600s as construct. Settled as the English word for building or assembling something. Today, construct means to build or assemble something, especially a structure or system.

  1. Stage 1 · Latin · ancient construere "to build together", to build together, from com- (together) and struere (to build).
  2. Stage 2 · English · 1600s construct "to build or assemble something", settled as the English word for building or assembling something.

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