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
- The quality of being neurotypical
Ancestry of “neurotypicality”, step by step
neurotypicality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typicality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typicality | typicalness |
| 2 | English | typical | Capturing the overall sense of a thing;... |
| 3 | Late Latin | typicalis | — |
| 4 | Latin | typicus | figurative, typical; periodic; When it is the... |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via English neuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | neuro | Neurologist; Neurology |