Where does “upcasing” come from?
upcasing (English) comes from English casing, from English case, from Middle English cas, from Old French cas, from Latin cāsus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱad- — to fall.
upcasing (English): The act of converting all letters to be uppercase
Definitions
- The act of converting all letters to be uppercase
Ancestry of “upcasing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | casing | That which encloses or encases; The decorative... |
| 2 | English | case | An actual event, situation, or fact; A given... |
| 3 | Middle English | cas | case |
| 4 | Old French | cas | an event |
| 5 | Latin | cāsus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱad- | to fall |