Where does “teletypesetter” come from?
teletypesetter (English) comes from English typesetter, 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.
teletypesetter (English): A kind of teleprinter with typesetting features such as text justification and font selection
Definitions
- A kind of teleprinter with typesetting features such as text justification and font selection
Ancestry of “teletypesetter”, step by step
teletypesetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typesetter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typesetter | A person who sets type; an employee in a... |
| 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 |