Where does “typewriting” come from?
Typewriting derives from English type and English write, with type tracing to Ancient Greek τύπος (typos, meaning impression or mark) from the verb τύπτω (typtō, to strike), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.
typewriting (English): The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter; The...
Definitions
- The act, or the skill, of using a typewriter; The...
Ancestry of “typewriting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ing | Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns,... |
| 2 | Old English | -ing | Forming nouns from verbs, indicating action,... |
| 3 | Old English | -tūn | — |
| 4 | Old English | tūn | enclosure, yard; place; dwelling |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | tūn | fence |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tūną | fence; enclosure |
| 7 | Gaulish | dunum | fort; hill, hillfort |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | dūnom | stronghold, rampart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |
Words derived from “typewriting”