Where does “blokletteren” come from?
blokletteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch blokletter, from Dutch letter, from Middle Dutch lettere, from Old French letre, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
blokletteren (Dutch): to display in block letters, particularly as a headline in a newspaper
Definitions
- to display in block letters, particularly as a headline in a newspaper
Ancestry of “blokletteren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blokletter | block letter |
| 2 | Dutch | letter | letter letter of the alphabet |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | lettere | letter; literal meaning; Bible |
| 4 | Old French | letre | letter |
| 5 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 6 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |