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Where does “atypicality” come from?

atypicality (English) comes from English atypical, from English typical, from Late Latin typicalis, from Latin typicus, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

atypicality (English): The condition of being atypical

Definitions

  1. The condition of being atypical

Ancestry of “atypicality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishatypicalNot conforming to the normal type; Unusual or...
2EnglishtypicalCapturing the overall sense of a thing;...
3Late Latintypicalis—
4Latintypicusfigurative, typical; periodic; When it is the...
5Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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