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Etymology of the English word polytype

the English word polytype
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 poly-
derived from the New Latin prefix poly-
derived from the Greek word polus, πολύς (much, many; largely, mostly)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelə-

Derivations in English

polytyped, polytyping

Derivations in other languages

Italian politipo



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