Where does “lletrejar” come from?

lletrejar (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,...

lletrejar (Catalan): to spell; to syllabify

Definitions

  1. to spell; to syllabify

Ancestry of “lletrejar”, step by step

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Old Latin leitera →