Where does “typ” come from?

typ (Swedish) comes 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.

typ (Swedish): type; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:...

Definitions

  1. type; jerk, disagreeable person; like; be like:...

Ancestry of “typ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
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

Words derived from “typ”

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