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...
Definitions
- One who makes stereotype plates, or works in a...
Ancestry of “stereotypist”, step by step
stereotypist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stereotype
| 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 |
via English ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |