Where does “aristotype” come from?
aristotype (English) comes from English aristo, from English aristocrat, from French aristocrate, from French aristocratie, from Middle French aristocratie, from Medieval Latin aristocratia, from Ancient Greek ἀριστοκρατίᾱ, from Ancient Greek ἄριστος — to fit, to fix, to put together.
aristotype (English): A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type...
Definitions
- A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type...
Ancestry of “aristotype”, step by step
aristotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aristo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aristo | An aristocrat; A wealthy man, especially married,... |
| 2 | English | aristocrat | One of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of... |
| 3 | French | aristocrate | aristocratic; aristocrat, noble |
| 4 | French | aristocratie | an aristocracy |
| 5 | Middle French | aristocratie | — |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | aristocratia | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀριστοκρατίᾱ | aristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἄριστος | best (in multivarious contexts) |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂éristos | fittest, most fitting, most suitable |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English type
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 2 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 3 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |