Where does “nontypist” come from?
nontypist (English) comes from English typist, 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.
nontypist (English): One who is not a typist
Definitions
- One who is not a typist
Ancestry of “nontypist”, step by step
nontypist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typist | A person who types, a clerical worker who writes... |
| 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 |