English
typolite
Typolite comes from Ancient Greek τύπος ‘impression’, from τῠ́πτω ‘to poke, beat’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewp-‘to push, beat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῠ́πτω‘to poke, beat’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτύποςtúpos‘impression’
- Englishtodaytypolite
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewp-‘to push, beat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτῠ́πτω‘to poke, beat’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτύποςtúpos‘impression’
- Englishtodaytypolite
Formed from -lite
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push, beat’
stop, stuff, steep, stubborn, stub, stupendous, archetype, timpani, 16 more
through Ancient Greek τῠ́πτω ‘to poke, beat’
through Ancient Greek τύπος ‘impression’
Today it means
noun A stone or fossil bearing impressions of plants and animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- / typolite