Etymology of the English word stenotypy
the English word
stenotypyusing the English suffix
-yderived from 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
Date
The earliest known usage of stenotypy in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
