Latin word root · Form & Making

struct-: building

struct- is a Latin root meaning “building”. Learn its variants and explore 2 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: building

Root forms: struct-, stru-

Source word: struō — to place one thing on top of another, to pile up, join together

Word family and examples

• instrument

  a tool or device used for a particular purpose

• construct

  to build or make something by putting parts together

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