typo-

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin typo-, from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos).[1]

Prefix[edit]

typo-

  1. Forming terms relating to typing or typography.
    typo- + ‎-sphere → ‎typosphere (the community of typewriter enthusiasts)
    typo- + ‎-meter → ‎typometer (a ruler used to measure typography)
  2. Forming terms relating to types (in various senses).
    typo- + ‎-logy → ‎typology
    typo- + ‎-nym → ‎typonym
    typo- + ‎chronology → ‎typochronology

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ typo-, comb. form”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos).

Prefix[edit]

typo-

  1. typography

References[edit]