English → Latin
“architect” in Latin
architectusarchitect, master builder; designer, inventor, authorauctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocateparēnsparent, mother, father; founder, ancestorinventorcontriver, author, discoverer, inventorcondōto put together; to build, establish; form, fashion; make, construct; to put away, store or treasure up; preserve; intereffectoreffecter, producer, causeprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedmōliorto strive, endeavor, work at; to put in motion, shake, move; to rouse, bestirīnstimulōto urge on, stimulateconcitōto rush; to rouse up, agitate, move violently, stir up, excite, disturb; to spur, impel, incite
The English word architect itself goes back to Latin architectus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
architect
architectus [architecton, Plaut., Sen.].
Contriver, auctor: parens: inventor: conditor: effector. (The words are found in this connection and order), parens effectorque: princeps: architectus. (The words are found in this connection and order), princeps et architectus: inventor et quasi architectus: molitor: instimulator: concitator. (The words are found in this connection and order), instimulatoret concitator. The architect of the world, creator or procreator mundi: effector mundi molitorque.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for architect?
- The usual Latin words for “architect” are architectus, auctor, parēns; also inventor, condō, effector. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.