Etymology

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Ancient Greek τρῦπα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρυπάω“bore”
  2. Ancient Greek · derived fromτρῦπα“hole”
  3. English todaytrypograph

From Ancient Greek τρῦπα (trûpa, “hole”), compare Ancient Greek τρυπάω (trupáō, “bore”), + -graph.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτρῦπα all →

trypophobia

Ancient Greekτρυπάω all →

trypophobia

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.