Etymology of the English word stereotype
the English word
stereotypeusing the English prefix
stereo-derived from the Greek word
stereos, στερεός (stiff; solid, stable)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-using the English suffix
-typederived from the French word
stéréotypederived from the French 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
using the French suffix
-typeDerivations in English
stereotyped,
stereotypy,
stereotypingUsage
Word found in Modern English
