Where does “stereopair” come from?

stereopair (English) comes from English stereo, from English stereotype, from French stéréotype, from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.

stereopair (English): A pair of stereoisomers

Definitions

  1. A pair of stereoisomers

Ancestry of “stereopair”, step by step

stereopair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English stereo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereoA system of recording or reproducing sound that...
2EnglishstereotypeA conventional, formulaic, and often...
3FrenchstéréotypeA stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and...
4Frenchtypetype; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface
5Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
6Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
7Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
9Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English pair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpairTwo similar or identical things taken together;...
2Middle EnglishpaireA pair; a group of two similar, identical, or...
3Old Frenchpaire
4Latinparianominative neuter plural of pār; accusative...
5Latinpareven; equal; like
6Proto-Indo-Europeanperaround; through
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω