Where does “phonotypy” come from?
phonotypy (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.
phonotypy (English): A method of phonetic printing of the English...
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- A method of phonetic printing of the English...
Ancestry of “phonotypy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | typy | Of a show animal: characteristic of its type |
| 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 |
Words derived from “phonotypy”