Where does “prototypal” come from?
prototypal (English) comes from English prototype, from French prototype, from Latin prōtotypus, from Ancient Greek πρωτότυπος, from Ancient Greek πρωτο-, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος, from Ancient Greek πρό, from Proto-Indo-European pró — passed , crossed.
prototypal (English): Of or pertaining to a prototype
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to a prototype
Ancestry of “prototypal”, step by step
prototypal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prototype
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prototype | An original form or object which is a basis for... |
| 2 | French | prototype | prototype |
| 3 | Latin | prōtotypus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πρωτότυπος | original; prototype |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πρωτο- | first, primary |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πρῶτος | first; earliest; foremost, most prominent |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πρό | before; before, in front, forth, forward; before,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pró | toward, leading to |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |