Where does “տպավորիչ” come from?
տպավորիչ (Armenian) comes from Armenian տպավորել, from Old Armenian տպաւորեմ, from Old Armenian տպաւոր, 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.
տպավորիչ (Armenian): impressive
Ancestry of “տպավորիչ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | տպավորել | to impress |
| 2 | Old Armenian | տպաւորեմ | to form, figure, model; to imprint, print, mark;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | տպաւոր | typical; printed, marked, impressed |
| 4 | Old Armenian | տիպ | impression, stamp, print, mark; figure, image,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |