Where does “prototypicality” come from?
prototypicality (English) comes from English prototypical, from English prototype, from French prototype, from Latin prōtotypus, from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό — passed , crossed.
prototypicality (English): The condition of being prototypical
Definitions
- The condition of being prototypical
Ancestry of “prototypicality”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prototypical | Constituting or representing an original type of... |
| 2 | English | prototype | An original form or object which is a basis for... |
| 3 | French | prototype | prototype |
| 4 | Latin | prōtotypus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρωτότυπος | original; prototype |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |