Where does “arquetípico” come from?
arquetípico (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese arquétipo, from Latin archetypum, 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.
arquetípico (Portuguese): archetypal
Definitions
- archetypal
Ancestry of “arquetípico”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | arquétipo | archetype |
| 2 | Latin | archetypum | nominative neuter singular of archetypus;... |
| 3 | Latin | archetypus | archetypical, original |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀρχέτυπος | first-molded; first-moulded |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |