English word archetype comes from Ancient Greek ἀρχή, Ancient Greek τύπος
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| ἀρχή | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| τύπος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| ἀρχέτυπος | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| ἀρχέτυπον | Ancient Greek (grc) | |
| archetypum | Latin (lat) | This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text .. The original. |
| architipe | Old French (fro) | |
| archetype | English (en) | To depict as, model using or otherwise associate a subject or object with an archetype. (literature) A character, story, or object that is based on a known character, story, or object.. (psychology) According to the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung, a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.. (textual [...] |