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Etymology of the English word linotype

the English word linotype
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
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 Linotype

Derivations in other languages

Italian linotype, Spanish linotipia


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