Where does “hypostratotype” come from?
hypostratotype (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.
hypostratotype (English): A stratotype designated after the holostratotype...
Definitions
- A stratotype designated after the holostratotype...
Ancestry of “hypostratotype”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |