Etymology

typical

typ·i·cal
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Late Latin typicalis ← Latin typicus ← Ancient Greek τυπικός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτυπικός“of or pertaining to a type, conformable, typical”
  2. Latin · derived fromtypicus“typical”
  3. Late Latin · derived fromtypicalis
  4. English todaytypical

From Late Latin typicalis, from Latin typicus (“typical”), from Ancient Greek τυπικός (tupikós, “of or pertaining to a type, conformable, typical”), from τύπος (túpos, “mark, impression, type”), equivalent to typic + -al and type + -ical.

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