Where does “phonotypist” come from?
phonotypist (English) comes from English phonotypy, from English typy, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
phonotypist (English): One versed in phonotypy
Ancestry of “phonotypist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | phonotypy | A method of phonetic printing of the English... |
| 2 | English | typy | Of a show animal: characteristic of its type |
| 3 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 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 |