Etymology of the English word type
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 type in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
antetype,
cotype,
countertype,
ecotype,
electrotype,
homotype,
isotype,
karyotype,
logotype,
proterotype,
subtype,
syntype,
typal,
typebar,
typeface,
typeholder,
typesetter,
typesetting,
typy,
typewriter,
artotype,
homeotypic,
stenotype,
typescript,
chiasmatypy,
polytypic,
polytype,
intertype,
linotype,
monotype,
typed,
typingCognates
Dutch
type, French
type, German
Typ, German
Type, Italian
tipo, Latin
typus, Lithuanian
tipas, Norwegian
type, Polish
typ, Russian
тип, Swedish
typUsage
Word found in Modern English
