uppercase

noun

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

adjective

relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case

Roots

upupper- · Old English · higher capsacase- · Latin · box, tray (of type)

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Where does uppercase come from?

The word uppercase breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: upper-, from Old English up (“higher”); and case, from Latin capsa (“box, tray (of type)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.