Where does “litera” come from?
litera (Basque) comes from Spanish litera, from Catalan llitera, from Latin lectuaria, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).
litera (Basque): bunk bed
Definitions
- bunk bed
Ancestry of “litera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | litera | bunk; bunk bed; berth, couchette |
| 2 | Catalan | llitera | litter, stretcher; gurney; bunk |
| 3 | Latin | lectuaria | nominative feminine singular of lectuārius;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āria | used to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in |
| 5 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |