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
- The use of the stenotype to take down messages in...
Ancestry of “stenotypy”, step by step
stenotypy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via English steno
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | steno | a stenographer, someone whose job is to take... |