Etymology of the English word letterset
the English word
lettersetderived from the English word
setderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*satjananderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sed-derived from the English word
letterpressderived from the English word
pressderived from the Old French word
presserderived from the Vulgar Latin word
pressare (press, squeeze)
derived from the Latin word
pressus (firmly planted, deliberate; pressing; pressure; exertion of pressure)
derived from the English word
letterderived from the Old French word
lettrederived from the Humanistic Latin word
littera (letter; letter, epistle)
derived from the Etruscan word
litteraderived from the Greek word
diphthera, διφθέρα, διϕϑέρα (skin, leather, hide)
derived from the English word
offsetDate
The earliest known usage of letterset in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
