Where does “uppercase” come from?
Uppercase derives from English upper combined with case, which comes from Middle English cas, Old French cas, and Latin casus meaning "fall" or "occasion," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root keh₂p- meaning "to seize."
uppercase (English): written in upper case; capital; Alternative...
Definitions
- written in upper case; capital; Alternative...
Ancestry of “uppercase”, step by step
uppercase traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Case
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Case | abstract feature of a noun phrase that determines... |
| 2 | German | Käse | cheese; nonsense |
| 3 | Middle High German | kæse | cheese |
| 4 | Old High German | kāsi | cheese |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kāsī | cheese |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kāsijaz | cheese |
| 7 | Latin | cāseus | cheese |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kwat- | to ferment, become sour; to boil |