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Where does “neurotypically” come from?

neurotypically (English) comes from English neurotypical, 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.

neurotypically (English): In a neurotypical manner

Definitions

  1. In a neurotypical manner

Ancestry of “neurotypically”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishneurotypicalHaving a normal way of processing sensory,...
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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