Where does “lytherow” come from?

lytherow (Cornish) comes from Cornish lyther, 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,...

lytherow (Cornish): plural of lyther

Definitions

  1. plural of lyther

Ancestry of “lytherow”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishlytherletter, epistle
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,...
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