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

aristotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aristo

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 Greekἄριστοςbest (in multivarious contexts)
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éristosfittest, most fitting, most suitable
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English type

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
2Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éristosEvery word from Ancient Greek ἄριστος