Where does “typus” come from?

typus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

typus (Latin): figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...

Definitions

  1. figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...

Ancestry of “typus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “typus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-