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Where does “serotypical” come from?

serotypical (English) comes from English typical, from Late Latin typicalis, from Latin typicus, 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.

serotypical (English): Of or pertaining to serotypes

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to serotypes

Ancestry of “serotypical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtypicalCapturing the overall sense of a thing;...
2Late Latintypicalis—
3Latintypicusfigurative, typical; periodic; When it is the...
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “serotypical”

  • serotypically
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