Where does “metatypical” come from?
metatypical (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
metatypical (English): Relating to a metatype or to metatypy
Definitions
- Relating to a metatype or to metatypy
Ancestry of “metatypical”, step by step
metatypical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typical | Capturing the overall sense of a thing;... |
| 2 | Late Latin | typicalis | — |
| 3 | Latin | typicus | figurative, typical; periodic; When it is the... |
| 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 |