English

TrueType

Compound of true + type.

A compound of true + type

Proto-Indo-European *drewH- ‘firm’

Proto-Germanic *triwwiz ‘faithful’

Old English trēowe ‘faithful’

Middle English treowe

English true

Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- ‘to push’

Ancient Greek τύπτω ‘to strike’

Ancient Greek τύπος ‘mark’

Latin typus

Middle English type ‘symbol’

English type

Today it means

name a file format for storing computer fonts developed by Apple Inc.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / TrueType