Greek 'chief builder,' sharing its craft-root with 'text,' 'textile,' 'technology,' and 'tectonic.'
A person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction; the creator of something.
From Latin 'architectus,' from Greek 'arkhitektōn' (ἀρχιτέκτων, master builder, chief craftsman), from 'arkhi-' (ἀρχι-, chief, first, principal) + 'tektōn' (τέκτων, builder, carpenter, craftsman), from PIE *tetḱ- (to fashion, to produce, to create). The 'arkhi-' prefix is from 'arkhein' (ἄρχειν, to be first, to rule, to begin). An architect is literally the 'chief builder.' The same root
In the New Testament (Mark 6:3), Jesus is called a 'tektōn' — the same Greek word inside 'architect.' Traditionally translated as 'carpenter,' 'tektōn' actually meant a general craftsman or builder who worked in wood, stone, or any material. An 'archi-tektōn' was the chief craftsman who designed