Where does “lectotype” come from?

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

lectotype (English): A biological specimen or illustration later...

Definitions

A biological specimen or illustration later...

Ancestry of “lectotype”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Ancient Greek	λέκτος	chosen
2	Ancient Greek	τύπος	A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
3	Ancient Greek	τύπτω	to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
4	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tewp-	to push, to stick
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)tew-	to push, to hit

Words derived from “lectotype”

paralectotype
isolectotype
lectotypic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω →