If you click through to the next page: According to Monotype, the term "grotesque" originates from Italian: grottesco, meaning "belonging to the cave" due

If you click through to the next page: According to Monotype, the term "grotesque" originates from Italian: grottesco, meaning "belonging to the cave" due to their simple geometric appearance.[14] The term arose because of adverse comparisons that were drawn with the more ornate Modern Serif and Roman typefaces that were the norm at the time.