Where does “linotipia” come from?
linotipia (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese linótipo, from English linotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp- — to push, to hit.
linotipia (Portuguese): linotyping
Definitions
- linotyping
Ancestry of “linotipia”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | linótipo | linotype |
| 2 | English | linotype | A form of typesetting machine in which a complete... |
| 3 | English | type | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a... |
| 4 | Middle English | type | symbol, figure, emblem |
| 5 | Latin | typus | figure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τύπος | A blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | τύπτω | to beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewp- | to push, to stick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |