Etymology of the English word archetype
the English word archetype
derived from the Latin word archetypum (original, pattern, model)
derived from the Greek word archetupon, ἀρχέτυπον
derived from the Greek word archetupos
derived from the Greek word tupos, τύπος (type; a die (as struck); a stamp or scar; by analogy, a shape; a statue, style or resemblance; specially, a sampler ('type'); a model (for imitation) or instance (for warning))
derived from the Greek word tuptein, τύπτω
using the Greek prefix arche-
using the Greek prefix arkhe-
derived from the Greek word tupon