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.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “structural”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / structural