Where does “Tippex” come from?
Tippex (English) comes from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱom-moy-ni-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
Tippex (English): A particular brand of correction fluid, or...
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Tippex”, step by step
Tippex traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin ex
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | ex | A name of the letter "X"; out of, from |
| 2 | Latin | commūnicō | to impart, share |
| 3 | Latin | commūnis | common, commonplace, ordinary, general, universal, shared, shared alike, of both sides, belonging to two or more together |
| 4 | Old Latin | com(m)oinis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kommoinis | common |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱom-moy-ni- | held in common |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 9 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 10 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 11 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German tippen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | tippen | to tap, to strike lightly; to type; to make an... |
| 2 | German | Tipp | tip, hint |
| 3 | English | tip | The extreme end of something, especially when... |
| 4 | Middle English | tip | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppijô | to be atop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |