Where does “bloc” come from?
bloc (Catalan) comes from English Blog, from English weblog, from English log, from Middle English logge, from Old French loge, from Latin laubĭa, from Frankish laubijā, from Proto-West Germanic laub — dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to...
bloc (Catalan): block; bloc
Definitions
- block; bloc
Ancestry of “bloc”, step by step
bloc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Blog
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Blog | A cocktail or punch served at science fiction... |
| 2 | English | weblog | A website in the form of an ongoing journal |
| 3 | English | log | The trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches;... |
| 4 | Middle English | logge | large long stick, staff, pole, log |
| 5 | Old French | loge | arbor, covered walk-way; arbour, covered walk-way |
| 6 | Latin | laubĭa | penthouse, gallery, arcade, portico, lodge |
| 7 | Frankish | laubijā | shelter; arbour; shelter, arbour; arbour, shelter |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | laub | leaf; foliage |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | laubą | leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lewp- | peel, break off; to flake off, peel, damage; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lew- | dirt, mud; to cut, remove, prune, separate; to... |
via French Bloc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Bloc | Bloc — Bloc Québécois (Bloc québécois) |
| 2 | Middle French | bloc | a considerable piece of something heavy, block |
| 3 | Old French | bloc | log, block |
| 4 | Dutch | blok | a block; a street block; a political bloc |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 6 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |