tipo

Portuguese

/ˈti.pu/, /ˈt͡ʃi.pu/, /ˈt͡ʃi.po/, /ˈti.pu/

noun
Definitions
  • kind; sort; type grouping based on shared characteristics
  • guy; bloke unspecified or unknown man
  • (typography) type letter or character used for printing
  • (linguistics) a language type in typology

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin typus (type, figure, symbol) derived from Ancient Greek τύπος (mark, impression, type, figure, text) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (push, stick, strike).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)tewp-

Gloss

push, stick, strike

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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