Where does “bestandstype” come from?
bestandstype (Dutch) comes from Dutch 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.
bestandstype (Dutch): filetype
Definitions
- filetype
Ancestry of “bestandstype”, step by step
bestandstype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch type
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | type | type: a class, someone or something from a class.... |
| 2 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |