construere
Construere is a Latin verb meaning to build, to construct, or to heap up, and by extension to arrange or compose. It is formed from the prefix con- meaning together and the root stru- from struere, “to pile up.” In Classical Latin the term covered both literal construction of buildings and more abstract acts of putting things together, such as plans, arguments, or laws.
Grammatically, construere belongs to the third conjugation. Its principal parts are construo, construere, construxi, constructum. The
Usage extends from physical building to figurative assembly, such as constructing a plan or a theory. In
Etymology traces to Latin con- “together” and struere “to pile up.” Cognate Romance forms include French construire,