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Etymology of the English word monotype

the English word monotype

using the English prefix mono-

derived from the French prefix mono-

derived from the New Latin prefix mono-

derived from the Late Greek prefix mono-, μονο-

derived from the Greek word monos, μόνος (alone; single; remaining; sole or single; by implication, mere)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *men-

using the English suffix -type

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 monotype