English
superblock
From super- + block.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- ‘thick plank’
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Old Dutch *blok ‘log’
Middle Dutch blok ‘treetrunk’
Old French bloc ‘log’
Middle English blok ‘log’
English block
Today it means
noun A very large block of buildings; in modern urban planning often designed for local needs, with access and speed restrictions.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “superblock”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / superblock