ENGLISH ROOT WORD: typ-, type- "stamp", "model" from Greek tuptein, tupos, tupikos, tumpanon,typikos, typos

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【typ-, type-】 are a [English Root word(stem)] from the Greek word(s) "tuptein," "tupos," "tupikos," "tumpanon," "typikos," and "typos." It carries the basic meaning of "stamp," and "model."

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "typ-, type-"]

stereotype ***[2614] A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.
type ****[890] A type of something is a group of those things that have particular features in common.
typical ****[1551] You use typical to describe someone or something that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing, and is therefore a good example of that type.
typically ****[1708] You use typically to say that something usually happens in the way that you are describing.

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[WORD ROOT]root typ
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] typ, type
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Greek) tuptein, tupos, tupikos, tumpanon,typikos, typos
[MEANING]root stamp, model

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Greek】 tuptein to strike, beat
• 【Greek】 tupos
• 【Greek】 tupikos
• 【Greek】 tumpanon
• 【Greek】 typikos of or pertaining to a type
• 【Greek】 typos [from root of typtein] impression, figure, type

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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stereotype ★★★[2614] noun from stereotype 〈 stereo
【DEFINITION】 A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing.
【pl.】 stereotypes
【ROOTs】 ⑴ stereo; solid ⑵ type(typ); stamp, model
【Etymology】 《Greek stereos》 solid
【First Known Meaning】 method of printing from a plate
【DERIVATIVEs】 stereot?per, stereotyper, stereotypic, stereotypist, stereotype

type ★★★★[890] noun from type
【DEFINITION】 ① A type of something is a group of those things that have particular features in common.
② If you refer to a particular thing or person as a type of something more general, you are considering that thing or person as an example of that more general group.
③ If you refer to a person as a particular type, you mean that they have that particular appearance, character, or way of behaving.
【pl.】 types
【ROOTs】 type(typ); stamp, model
【Etymology】 《Greek typos》 [from root of typtein] impression, figure, type
【First Known Meaning】 symbol, emblem
【DERIVATIVEs】 type, typical, typicality, typically, typicalness, typify

typical ★★★★[1551] adjective from typical 〈 type
【DEFINITION】 You use typical to describe someone or something that shows the most usual characteristics of a particular type of person or thing, and is therefore a good example of that type.
【SYNONYM】 normal, representative
【ANTONYM】 atypical, untypical
【ROOTs】 ⑴ typ; stamp, model ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek typikos》 of or pertaining to a type
【First Known Meaning】 symbolic, emblematic
【DERIVATIVEs】 type, typical, typicality, typically, typicalness, typify

typically ★★★★[1708] adverb from typical 〈 type
【DEFINITION】 You use typically to say that something usually happens in the way that you are describing.
【COMPOSITION】 typical + ly
【ROOTs】 ⑴ typ; stamp, model ⑵ ical(ic); adjective suffix ⑶ ly; adverb suffix
【Etymology】 《Greek typikos》 of or pertaining to a type
【DERIVATIVEs】 type, typical, typicality, typically, typicalness

Other words containing "typ-, type-"; allotype, archetype, ecotype, ectype, epitype, ergatotype, heterotype, heterotypic, holotype, homeotypic, homotype, homotypic, isosyntype, isotype, lectotype, logotype, monotypic, neotype, paralectotype, paratype, phenotype, prototypal, prototype, prototypic, prototypical, schizotypic, stereotypic, stereotypical, stereotypically, syntype, typewriter, typicality, typicalness, typify, typography, typology, untypical

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

two, twi
turb
tun, ton
true
trick
tribute, tribune, tribe
tread
travel
trans
trad

 

 

 

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