myEtymology.com: English etymology of stereotypy

Etymology of the English word stereotypy

the English word stereotypy

derived from the English word stereotype

using 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 -type

derived from the French word stéréotype

derived from the French 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 French prefix stéréo-

using the French suffix -type

using the English suffix -y

Usage

Word found in Modern English