lowercase

noun

the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case

adjective

relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case

Roots

lagrlower- · Old Norse · lower capsacase- · Latin · box, container (type-case)

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Where does lowercase come from?

The word lowercase breaks down into 2 roots of Old Norse and Latin origin: lower, from Old Norse lagr (“lower”); and case, from Latin capsa (“box, container (type-case)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.