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Where does “heliotypic” come from?

heliotypic (English) comes from English heliotypy, from Ancient Greek Ἥλιος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

heliotypic (English): Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy

Definitions

  1. Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy

Ancestry of “heliotypic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheliotypyA method of transferring pictures from...
2Ancient GreekἭλιοςsun
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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