Etymograph

English

hypotype

From hypo- + type.

Formed from hypo- + type

Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘under, below’

Ancient Greek ὑπό ‘under’

English hypo-

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 specimen, whose details have been previously published, which is not part of the original type series of the species.

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

Etymograph / hypotype