Etymology of the English word stenotype
the English word
stenotypederived from the English word
stenographyusing the English prefix
steno-derived from the Greek word
stenos, στενός (narrow (from obstacles standing close about))
derived from the English word
typederived 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 English
stenotypyCognates
Dutch
stenotypist, French
sténotyper, German
StenotypistinUsage
Word found in Modern English
