Where does “holostratotype” come from?
holostratotype (English) comes from English stratotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
holostratotype (English): The original stratotype used to designate a...
Definitions
- The original stratotype used to designate a...
Ancestry of “holostratotype”, step by step
holostratotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stratotype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stratotype | A stratigraphic section used to establish a... |
| 2 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 4 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |