Where does “typothetae” come from?

typothetae (English) comes 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.

typothetae (English): printers

Definitions

  1. printers

Ancestry of “typothetae”, step by step

typothetae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English type

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
2Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
3Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
4Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
5Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Ancient Greek θέτης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekθέτηςone who places; mortgagor; adoptive father of a...
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω