Where does “unstereotypical” come from?
unstereotypical (English) comes from English stereotypical, from English stereotype, from French stéréotype, from French type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
unstereotypical (English): Not stereotypical
Definitions
- Not stereotypical
Ancestry of “unstereotypical”, step by step
unstereotypical traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stereotypical
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stereotypical | Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional; Banal,... |
| 2 | English | stereotype | A conventional, formulaic, and often... |
| 3 | French | stéréotype | A stereotype, as in conventional, formulaic, and... |
| 4 | French | type | type; sort, kind; guy, bloke, man; typeface |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |