Where does “գրատպություն” come from?

գրատպություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian տպել, from Armenian տիպ, from Old Armenian տիպ, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

գրատպություն (Armenian): book-printing

Definitions

  1. book-printing

Ancestry of “գրատպություն”, step by step

գրատպություն traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Armenian տպել

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianտպելto print; to type; to publish
2Armenianտիպimpression, stamp, imprint; type; sticker
3Old Armenianտիպimpression, stamp, print, mark; figure, image,...
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Armenian գիրք

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianգիրքbook
2Old Armenianգիրքnominative plural of գիր
3Old Armenianգիրletter; letter, epistle; writing, document,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω