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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

  1. A high-symmetry crystallographic structure type...

Ancestry of “aristotype”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharistoAn aristocrat; A wealthy man, especially married,...
2EnglisharistocratOne of the aristocracy, nobility, or people of...
3Frencharistocratearistocratic; aristocrat, noble
4Frencharistocratiean aristocracy
5Middle Frencharistocratie—
6Medieval Latinaristocratia—
7Ancient Greekἀριστοκρατίᾱaristocracy; the rule of the best; the rule of...
8Ancient Greekἄριστοςsuperlative degree of ᾰ̓γᾰθός : best; best,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
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