Etymology

typo-

Today it means: Forming terms relating to typing or typography. Full definition →

Latin typo- ← Ancient Greek τύπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύπος
  2. Latin · borrowed fromtypo-
  3. English todaytypo-

Borrowed from Latin typo-, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτύπος all →

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