word of the week
The word is known from 1650s, probably a back-formation of origination, from original. In earliest reference it meant "to trace the origin of"; the sense of "to come into existence" is from 1775.
Original: early 14c., from Latin originalis, from oriri "to rise"
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stereotype
Word of the week: stereotype
The word came into English in 1798 from French stéréotype (adj.) "printing by means of a solid plate of type," from Greek stereos "solid" + French type "type." Its meaning "preconceived and oversimplified notion of characteristics typical of a person or group" is recorded from 1922.
The word came into English in 1798 from French stéréotype (adj.) "printing by means of a solid plate of type," from Greek stereos "solid" + French type "type." Its meaning "preconceived and oversimplified notion of characteristics typical of a person or group" is recorded from 1922.
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