Where does “microtypewriter” come from?
microtypewriter (English) comes from English typewriter, 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.
microtypewriter (English): A very small typewriter used for typing on labels, file cards, etc
Definitions
- A very small typewriter used for typing on labels, file cards, etc
Ancestry of “microtypewriter”, step by step
microtypewriter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typewriter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typewriter | A device, at least partially mechanical, used to... |
| 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 |