Where does “typicus” come from?
typicus (Latin) 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.
typicus (Latin): figurative, typical; periodic; When it is the...
Definitions
- figurative, typical; periodic; When it is the...
Ancestry of “typicus”, step by step
typicus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin typus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
via Ancient Greek τυπικός
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | τυπικός | impressionable; conforming to a type |