Etymology of the English word typify
the English word
typifyderived 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 Latin suffix
-ifyDate
The earliest known usage of typify in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
pretypify,
typified,
typifyingUsage
Word found in Modern English
