myEtymology.com: English etymology of electrotype

Etymology of the English word electrotype

the English word electrotype

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

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)

Derivations in English

electrotypy, photoelectrotype, electrotyped, electrotyping