Where does “lletraferit” come from?

lletraferit (Catalan) comes from Catalan lletra, 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,...

lletraferit (Catalan): fond of literature, well-read, bookish

Definitions

  1. fond of literature, well-read, bookish

Ancestry of “lletraferit”, step by step

lletraferit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan lletra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanlletraletter of the alphabet; writing, handwriting;...
2Latinlitteraa letter of the alphabet; handwriting; letter,...
3Latinlītera
4Old Latinleitera
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Catalan ferit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanferithurt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-Every word from Old Latin leitera