English

letterform

From letter + form.

A compound of letter + form

Latin littera ‘letter of the alphabet; (plural) epistle’

Old French letre

Middle English letter

Latin fōrma ‘shape’

Old French forme ‘shape’

Middle English forme ‘shape’

English form

Today it means

noun The shape of an individual letter.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / letterform