Where does “arkkityyppinen” come from?

arkkityyppinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish arkkityyppi, from Latin archetypum, from Latin archetypus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχέτυπος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

arkkityyppinen (Finnish): archetypal

Definitions

  1. archetypal

Ancestry of “arkkityyppinen”, step by step

arkkityyppinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arkkityyppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharkkityyppiarchetype
2Latinarchetypumnominative neuter singular of archetypus;...
3Latinarchetypusarchetypical, original
4Ancient Greekἀρχέτυποςfirst-molded; first-moulded
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-
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