Where does “betűtalp” come from?

betűtalp (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian talp — sole; serif.

betűtalp (Hungarian): serif short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces

Definitions

  1. serif short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces

Ancestry of “betűtalp”, step by step

betűtalp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian talp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariantalpsole; serif

via Hungarian betű

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbetűletter, as in letter of the alphabet
Every word from Hungarian talp