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Where does “typology” come from?

Typology comes from English type and the suffix -logy, which derives from Latin -o- and Ancient Greek τύπος (týpos, meaning impression or mark), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root (s)tew- meaning to push or strike.

typology (English): The study of symbolic representation, especially...

Definitions

  1. The study of symbolic representation, especially...

Ancestry of “typology”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ologyAlternative form of -logy; 1843, Thomas Chandler...
2English‐o‐—
3English-prim—
4EnglishtrimethoprimA synthetic antibiotic used to treat malaria and...
5EnglishtrimethoxyThree methoxy groups in a molecule
6EnglishmethoxyThe univalent radical CH-O- derived from methanol
7Englishoxy-Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid; Concerning...
8EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
9Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
10Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
11Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
12Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
13Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “typology”

  • typological
  • typologically
  • psychotypology
  • typologist
  • typologic
  • biotypology
  • psychotypological
  • psychotypologically
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