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protype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
protype
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

archetype, exemplar

Example Sentences

Etymology

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).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: πρότυπος

Inflected Forms

protypes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

prototype

Questions

What does protype mean?
archetype, exemplar
Where does protype come from?
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).

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