Where does “stereotypical” come from?
Stereotypical derives from English stereotype plus the English suffix -ic, from French -ique and Latin -icus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos and the root (s)tew- meaning to push or place.
stereotypical (English): Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional; Banal,...
Definitions
- Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional; Banal,...
Ancestry of “stereotypical”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stereotype | A conventional, formulaic, and often... |
| 2 | French | stéréotype | A stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and... |
| 3 | French | type | type; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface |
| 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 |