Etymograph

English

aftertype

From after- + type.

Formed from after- + type

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

noun A type or figure which comes after or ensues another, often in semblance to or in imitation of them; a copy

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Etymograph / aftertype