prototype C2+ Topic:Cause, Change & Process US /ˈproʊtəˌtaɪp/ UK /ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an original model on which later versions are based; to make one Engineers built a working prototype before mass production. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an original model on which... modelarchetypeoriginaltemplateparadigmexemplarmock-uppattern ↔ Opposites copyreplicaderivative Word family Derived forms prototypalprototypicalprototyping Related forms typetypical Etymology AI details From French prototype, from Late Latin prototypon, from Ancient Greek prōtotypon ('a first form'), from prōtos ('first') + typos ('impression, model, type'). prōtotypon Ancient Greek typos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Cause, Change & Process External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # prototype **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈproʊtəˌtaɪp/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp/ ## Meanings 1. an original model on which later versions are based; to make one ## Examples - Engineers built a working prototype before mass production. ## Synonyms - model - archetype - original - template - paradigm - exemplar - mock-up - pattern ## Antonyms - copy - replica - derivative ## Derived Forms - prototypal - prototypical - prototyping ## Related Forms - type - typical ## Roots and Affixes - Root: prōtotypon - Root: typos - Affix: proto- - first ## Etymology From French prototype, from Late Latin prototypon, from Ancient Greek prōtotypon ('a first form'), from prōtos ('first') + typos ('impression, model, type'). ## AI Etymology Prototype is from French prototype, from Late Latin prototypon, from Ancient Greek prōtotypon ('a first form'), from prōtos ('first') + typos ('impression, model, type'). Important recorded forms include prōtotypon (Ancient Greek) and typos (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers an original model on which later versions are based; to make one. The wider family includes derived forms such as prototypal, prototypical, and prototyping and related words such as type and typical. ## Topics - Cause, Change & Process markdown