Where does “tyypitys” come from?

tyypitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyypittää, from Finnish tyyppi, from Swedish typ, 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.

tyypitys (Finnish): typing, classifying, categorizing

Definitions

  1. typing, classifying, categorizing

Ancestry of “tyypitys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyypittääto type, to classify, to categorize
2Finnishtyyppitype, kind; dude, guy, person; Short for...
3Swedishtyptype; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:...
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω