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Where does “tipo” come from?

tipo (Italian) comes 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.

tipo (Italian): standard, model, average, stock; like, kinda;...

Definitions

  1. standard, model, average, stock; like, kinda;...

Ancestry of “tipo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
2Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
3Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “tipo”

  • neotipo
  • tipizzazione
  • tipometro
  • tipaccio
  • olotipo
  • paratipo
  • tipi
  • monotipista
  • controtipo
  • normotipo
  • monotipo
  • fototipo
  • sottotipo
  • tipizzare
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