Where does “teratólogo” come from?

teratólogo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese logo, from Portuguese logotipo, from Portuguese -tipo, 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.

teratólogo (Portuguese): teratologist

Definitions

  1. teratologist

Ancestry of “teratólogo”, step by step

teratólogo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese logo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueselogosoon; thus, therefore; logo
2Portugueselogotipologotype
3Portuguese-tipo-type
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via Portuguese terato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseterato
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-