prototype

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an original model on which later versions are based; to make one

   Engineers built a working prototype before mass production.

Simplified etymology

Prototype, recorded from the mid-16th century, incorporates Greek prōtos, meaning “first.” This Greek element shares an ancient root with English first and Latin primus.

From French prototype, from Late Latin prototypon, from Ancient Greek prōtotypon ('a first form'), from prōtos ('first') + typos ('impression, model, type').

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