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Where does “stereotypist” come from?

stereotypist (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

stereotypist (English): One who makes stereotype plates, or works in a...

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  1. One who makes stereotype plates, or works in a...

Ancestry of “stereotypist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstereotypeA conventional, formulaic, and often...
2FrenchstéréotypeA stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and...
3Frenchtypetype; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface
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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