Where does “tipografia” come from?
tipografia (Italian) comes from Italian tipo, 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.
tipografia (Italian): typography, printing; press, print shop
Definitions
- typography, printing; press, print shop
Ancestry of “tipografia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | tipo | standard, model, average, stock; like, kinda;... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tipografia”