Typographic
/ˌtaɪ.pəˈɡræf.ɪk/noun
Relating to the art, process, or style of printing with type.
Did you know?The Greek root behind typographic, typos, originally meant an impression made by a blow, so the whole world of print begins with the idea of something being struck into form.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*teu-
“to strike, beat, or swell”
Ancient Greek
GRK
typos
“a blow, mark, impression, or form made by striking”
Late Greek
GRK
typographia
“writing or printing with types”
18th Century
French
typographique
“relating to printing or printers”
Modern English
English
typographic
“relating to printing or the design of type”