Where does “typewritist” come from?
typewritist (English) comes from English typewrite, 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- — to push, to hit.
typewritist (English): A typist, specifically one who uses a typewriter
Definitions
- A typist, specifically one who uses a typewriter
Ancestry of “typewritist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | typewrite | To type using a typewriter |
| 2 | English | typewriter | A device, at least partially mechanical, used to... |
| 3 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |