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English word origin

Etymology of type

From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/3

Original entry ↗
verb

To put text on paper using a typewriter. · To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard. · To determine the blood type of. · To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Root classification mention*(s)tewp-ine-pro
  • Inherited-form mentiontypeenm · symbol, figure, emblem
  • Derivation mentiontypusla
  • Derivation mentionτύποςgrc · mark, impression, type

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/3

Original entry ↗
adv

Very, extremely.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 3/3

Original entry ↗
noun

A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. · classification of texts according to their literary style · An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc. · An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English type (“symbol, figure, emblem”), from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), from τύπτω (túptō, “to strike, beat”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

  • Root classification mention*(s)tewp-ine-pro
  • Inherited-form mentiontypeenm · symbol, figure, emblem
  • Derivation mentiontypusla
  • Derivation mentionτύποςgrc · mark, impression, type

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