English
Helvetica
Helvetica comes from Latin Helvēticus ‘Swiss’, and goes back to Helvētia.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvētia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvēticusas Helvētica‘Swiss’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Helvetica
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvētia
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEHelvēticusas Helvētica‘Swiss’
- Englishearliest quotation 2021Helvetica
Earliest quotation: 2021, Christian Wolmar, Electrification is a given... but comfort matters as well: “The famous double arrow emerged at this time, as…”
Every English word from Latin Helvētia
Today it means
name A popular and influential sans-serif typeface.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin Helvētia / Helvetica