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Where does “neurotypicality” come from?

neurotypicality (English) comes from English typicality, 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- — to push, to hit.

neurotypicality (English): The quality of being neurotypical

Definitions

  1. The quality of being neurotypical

Ancestry of “neurotypicality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtypicalitytypicalness
2EnglishtypicalCapturing the overall sense of a thing;...
3Late Latintypicalis—
4Latintypicusfigurative, typical; periodic; When it is the...
5Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
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