Where does “typewriterless” come from?
typewriterless (English) comes from English typewriter, 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.
typewriterless (English): Without a typewriter
Definitions
- Without a typewriter
Ancestry of “typewriterless”, step by step
typewriterless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English typewriter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | typewriter | A device, at least partially mechanical, used to... |
| 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 |