Archetype Definition
Origin of Archetype
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From Old French architipe (French archétype), from Latin archetypum, from Ancient Greek ἀρχέτυπον (arkhetupon, “pattern, model”) neuter of ἀρχέτυπος (arkhetupos, “first-moulded”), from ἀρχή (arkhē, “first, origin ”) + τύπος (typos, “sort, type, press”).
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Latin archetypum from Greek arkhetupon from neuter of arkhetupos original arkhe-, arkhi- archi- tupos model, stamp
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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