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Etymology of the English word electrotype

the English word electrotype
using the English prefix electro-
derived from the New Latin prefix electro-
derived from the Latin word electrum (electrum; amber; electron)
derived from the Greek word elektron, ἤλεκτρον (amber)
derived from the English word type
derived from the Late Latin word typus (figure, bas-relief; ground plan; form, type, character)
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

Derivations in English

electrotypy, photoelectrotype, electrotyped, electrotyping


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