Etymology of the English word typical
the English word
typicalderived from the Latin word
typicalisderived from the Latin word
typicus (figurative; typical; periodic)
derived from the Byzantine Greek word
tupikos, τυπικός
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 typical in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
atypicalUsage
Word found in Modern English
