Where does “Typusgattung” come from?

Typusgattung (German) comes from German Gattung, from Middle High German gatunge, from Middle High German gaten — to come together, to fit.

Typusgattung (German): type genus

Definitions

  1. type genus

Ancestry of “Typusgattung”, step by step

Typusgattung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gattung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGattunggenus; voice, gender; genre
2Middle High Germangatunge—
3Middle High Germangatento come together, to fit

via German Typus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTypustype; character; stock character
Every word from Middle High German gaten →