Where does “semiphonotypy” come from?
semiphonotypy (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.
semiphonotypy (English): A form of phonotypy that preserves some of the non-phonetic spellings of English, for example in using sh and zh rather than ʃ and ʒ
Definitions
- A form of phonotypy that preserves some of the non-phonetic spellings of English, for example in using sh and zh rather than ʃ and ʒ
Ancestry of “semiphonotypy”, step by step
semiphonotypy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English phonotypy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |