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Where does “ζηλότυπος” come from?

ζηλότυπος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek τῠ́πος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

ζηλότυπος (Ancient Greek): jealous

Definitions

  1. jealous

Ancestry of “ζηλότυπος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekτῠ́ποςmark”, “impression”, “type; blow, pressing; sort,...
2Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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