Etymology

typolite

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Today it means: A stone or fossil bearing impressions of plants and animals. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τύπος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτύπος“impression”
  2. English todaytypolite

From Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “impression”) + -lite.

Words from the same roots

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