English
typtology
Typtology comes from Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push, beat’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewp-‘to push, beat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύπτωtúptō‘to strike’
- Englishtodaytyptology
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)tewp-‘to push, beat’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτύπτωtúptō‘to strike’
- Englishtodaytyptology
Formed from -logy
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push, beat’
stop, stuff, typical, steep, stubborn, stub, stupendous, archetype, timbre, tympanum, 16 more
through Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’
Today it means
noun The supposed science or theory of the rapping sounds produced by spirits at a séance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- / typtology