English
trypograph
Trypograph comes from Ancient Greek τρῦπα ‘hole’, and goes back to τρυπάω ‘to bore, pierce through’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρυπάω‘to bore, pierce through’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρῦπαtrûpa‘hole’
- Englishtodaytrypograph
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτρυπάω‘to bore, pierce through’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEτρῦπαtrûpa‘hole’
- Englishtodaytrypograph
Formed from -graph
Every English word from Ancient Greek τρυπάω
Today it means
noun An early machine for printing by the use of paper stencils.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek τρυπάω / trypograph