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Where does “archetypisch” come from?

archetypisch (German) comes from German Archetyp, from Latin archetypum, from Latin archetypus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχέτυπος, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

archetypisch (German): archetypal

Definitions

  1. archetypal

Ancestry of “archetypisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArchetyparchetype
2Latinarchetypumnominative neuter singular of archetypus;...
3Latinarchetypusarchetypical, original
4Ancient Greekἀρχέτυποςfirst-molded; first-moulded
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
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