structure
/ˈstrʌktʃər/·스트럭처·noun, verb
how parts are arranged; to organise
LatinCEFR A2
Root
Latin 'struere' (to pile up, build) + -ure (act, result)
Latin structura (a building) → Old French structure → English structure
In a word
struct (pile, build) + -ure (result) = 'something piled up'. The struct family branches by direction of building — con- (together) → construct, in- (into) → instruct, de- (down) → destruction, infra- (beneath) → infrastructure. Buildings, sentences, companies, civil networks — all kin of "piling". One root builds a whole city.
Examples
The structure of the cell is complex.
They built a wooden structure in the park.
Let's structure the meeting clearly.
Related
constructinstructdestructioninfrastructureinstrument