Etymology

atypical

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Today it means: Not conforming to the normal type. Full definition →

English typical ← Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) ← Proto-Hellenic *ə-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Englishtypical
  7. English todayatypical

From a- + typical.

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