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Where does “archetypum” come from?

archetypum (Latin) comes 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.

archetypum (Latin): nominative neuter singular of archetypus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative neuter singular of archetypus;...

Ancestry of “archetypum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinarchetypusarchetypical, original
2Ancient Greekἀρχέτυποςfirst-molded; first-moulded
3Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
4Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

Words derived from “archetypum”

  • archetypal
  • archetype
  • archetypical
  • archetypally
  • archetypically
  • hyparchetype
  • nonarchetypal
  • archetypoid
  • arquetípico
  • arquetipo
  • archétype
  • archétypique
  • Archetyp
  • archetypisch
  • arquétipo
  • arquetípico
  • architipe
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