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Where does “hoofdletter” come from?

hoofdletter (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch hôoftletter, from Latin littera capitalis.

hoofdletter (Dutch): capital

Definitions

  1. capital

Ancestry of “hoofdletter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhôoftletter—
2Latinlittera capitalis—

Words derived from “hoofdletter”

  • hoofdlettergevoelig
  • hoofdletterongevoelig
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