Etymograph

English

structural

From structure + -al, 19th century.

Formed from structure + -al

Proto-Indo-European *strew- ‘to strew, spread out’

Proto-Italic *strowō

Latin struō ‘to pile up; to build’

Latin structūra ‘a fitting together, building’

Middle French structure

English structure

Today it means

adj Of, relating to, or having structure.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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