protype

The story

1. Koine Greek · derived fromπρότυπος“serving as a model”
2. Koine Greek · learned borrowing fromπρότυπον“model”
3. English todayprotype

From pro- + type, or else a learned borrowing from Koine Greek πρότυπον (prótupon, “model”), the nominalized neuter form of Koine Greek πρότυπος (prótupos, “serving as a model”), from πρό (pró) + τύπος (túpos).