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Where does “stenotypy” come from?

stenotypy (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.

stenotypy (English): The use of the stenotype to take down messages in...

Definitions

  1. The use of the stenotype to take down messages in...

Ancestry of “stenotypy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtypyOf a show animal: characteristic of its type
2EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
3Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
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
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