Where does “literalment” come from?
literalment (Catalan) comes from Catalan literal, from Late Latin litteralis, from Latin littera, from Latin lītera, from Old Latin leitera, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...
literalment (Catalan): literally
Definitions
- literally
Ancestry of “literalment”, step by step
literalment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan literal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | literal | literal |
| 2 | Late Latin | litteralis | literary; epistolary |
| 3 | Latin | littera | a letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,... |
| 4 | Latin | lītera | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | leitera | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂leyH- | to smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leyh₂- | to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,... |