English

type

/taɪp/
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.

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    Origin

    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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    • rootProto-Indo-European*(s)tewp- “to push; to stick”
    • inheritedMiddle Englishtype “symbol, figure, emblem”
      • derivedLatintypus
        • derivedAncient Greekτύπος “mark, impression, type”

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