Where does “verbityyppi” come from?
verbityyppi (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.
verbityyppi (Finnish): verb type
Definitions
- verb type
Ancestry of “verbityyppi”, step by step
verbityyppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tyyppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tyyppi | type, kind; dude, guy, person; Short for... |
| 2 | Swedish | typ | type; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:... |
| 3 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Finnish verbi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | verbi | verb |
| 2 | Swedish | verb | verb |
| 3 | Latin | verbum | word; proverb, saying; verb |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |