Where does “テレタイプ” come from?

テレタイプ (Japanese) comes from English teletype, from English type, from Middle English type, 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.

テレタイプ (Japanese): teletype

Definitions

  1. teletype

Ancestry of “テレタイプ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishteletypeA teleprinter; A message printed by a...
2EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
3Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-Every word from Ancient Greek τύπτω
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