myEtymology.com: French etymology of prototype

Etymology of the French word prototype

the French word prototype

derived from the Greek word prototupon

derived from the Greek word prototupos, πρωτότυπος

using the Byzantine Greek prefix proto-, πρωτο-

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

Derivations in French

prototyper, prototypique, proto

Derivations in other languages

English prototype, Romanian prototip

Cognates

Dutch prototype, English prototype, German Prototyp, Norwegian prototyp, Swedish prototyp