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Etymology of the English word teletypewriter

the English word teletypewriter
using the English prefix tele-
derived from the Greek word tele, τέλε, τῆλε (far "distant)
derived from the English word typewriter
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
derived from the English word writer
derived from the English word write
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *writanan
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

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Word found in Modern English


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