Type
/taɪp/noun
A category or class of things sharing common characteristics, or a symbol or printed character.
Did you know?English got the word through Latin and French from Greek typos, originally a “blow” or “impression,” the same root behind the idea of something being stamped into form.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Gk
typos
“A blow, stroke, or impression made by striking”
Late Greek
Gk
typos
“An imprint, model, or pattern”
Latin
Lat
typus
“A figure, image, or model”
Old French
OF
type
“A symbol, figure, or emblem”
16th Century
English
type
“A symbol, figure, or printed character”
19th Century
English
type
“A class or category defined by shared characteristics”
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