Where does “typografi” come from?

typografi (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk typo-, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

typografi (Norwegian Nynorsk): typography

Definitions

  1. typography

Ancestry of “typografi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktypo-typo- in compound words
2Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
3Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
4Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
5Proto-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 →