Where does “-typia” come from?

-typia (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

-typia (Finnish): -type; -typy

Definitions

  1. -type; -typy

Ancestry of “-typia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
2Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
3Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “-typia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- →Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω →