Where does “tyyppikatsastus” come from?

tyyppikatsastus (Finnish) comes 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.

tyyppikatsastus (Finnish): type approval of vehicles, type inspection

Definitions

  1. type approval of vehicles, type inspection

Ancestry of “tyyppikatsastus”, step by step

tyyppikatsastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyyppitype, kind; dude, guy, person; Short for...
2Swedishtyptype; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:...
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 Finnish katsastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkatsastusA routine inspection or checkup, especially an (annual) obligatory inspection of a car
2Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
3Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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