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Where does “estereotip” come from?

estereotip (Catalan) comes from French stéréotype, from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

estereotip (Catalan): stereotype

Definitions

  1. stereotype

Ancestry of “estereotip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchstéréotypeA stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and...
2Frenchtypetype; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface
3Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
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

Words derived from “estereotip”

  • estereotipar
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