myEtymology.com: English etymology of linotype

Etymology of the English word linotype

the English word linotype

derived from the English word Linotype

derived from the English word line

derived from the Old French word ligne

derived from the Classical Latin word linea (string, line)

derived from the Classical Latin word linum (flax, linen cloth, thread)

derived from the Greek word linon, λίνον (flax; 'linen')

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 other languages

Italian linotype, Spanish linotipia