Etymology of the Latin word typus
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
Derivations in other languages
English
type, English
typify, French
type, Italian
tipo, Portuguese
tipoCognates
Dutch
type, English
type, French
type, German
Typ, German
Type, Italian
tipo, Lithuanian
tipas, Norwegian
type, Polish
typ, Russian
тип, Swedish
typUsage
Word found in Late Latin
