bloc

French

noun
Definitions
  • a block e.g., of wood
  • a bloc, an alliance
  • a pad of paper
  • (computing) block of memory, of code

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French bloc (a considerable piece of something heavy, block) inherited from Old French bloc (block, log) derived from Middle Dutch blok (treetrunk) derived from Old Dutch *blok (log) derived from Proto-Germanic *blukką (beam, log).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*blukką

Gloss

beam, log

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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