Where does “Typenschild” come from?
Typenschild (German) comes from German 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.
Typenschild (German): nameplate, label, boilerplate plate attached to a machine for identification and information
Definitions
- nameplate, label, boilerplate plate attached to a machine for identification and information
Ancestry of “Typenschild”, step by step
Typenschild traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Typ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Typ | type; guy; bloke |
| 2 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |