blockade
blah-KAYD · noun
Origin
Blockade comes from block plus the suffix -ade, likely shaped by Dutch blocquade (now blokkade) or German Blockade rather than invented fresh in English.
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Journey
It seems to have entered English already carrying its current sense from Dutch or German.
Related words
It shares its root with 'block,' the base word to which -ade was added.